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The England cricket team led by Ben Stokes is back in Abu Dhabi with his family.
The closely contested Test series between India and England has seen a lot of ups and downs so far. Cricket lovers got to see an exciting match in the second Test played in Visakhapatnam, where the host team made a brilliant comeback and leveled the series 1-1.
In a strategic move, the touring England team has returned to Abu Dhabi ahead of the crucial third Test in Rajkot starting on February 15 and will prepare there for the remaining matches of the series. The English team will prepare well for the upcoming test matches in these 10 days and will come out mentally fresh to play in the upcoming matches.
Before the Test series, the England team had set up camp in Abu Dhabi.
To prepare for the Test series against India, England had organized a conditioning camp in Abu Dhabi instead of playing practice matches. It won the first test played in Hyderabad. During the camp in Abu Dhabi before the series, the England team spent a lot of time working on ways to deal with the Indian spinners. England expected to get a spinning wicket in India, but fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah presented a challenge.
He took his six wickets on the second day of the second Test. The fast bowler shocked England with reverse swing. They India Gave momentum to. series Despite a spectacular win in the opening match, England succumbed to a disciplined Indian bowling unit in the second Test facing a target of 399 runs. In the second innings, the England team was all out for 292 runs and India managed to win the match by 106 runs.
In the opening Test, their batsmen especially Ollie Pope and captain Stokes showcased their batting. However, in the second match, no batsman could play a big innings, due to which they had to face defeat in the end, even though they fought hard in the fourth innings.
