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England will begin their re-arranged fifth Test against India on Friday morning, with question marks lingering over the heads of several players.
Virat Kohli is under pressure, having gone 74 innings without picking up an international ton, while the aggressive 'Baz-ball' will force the tourists to react.
With just days until the Test gets underway, Sportsmail answers all the big questions.
Virat Kohli is under the spotlight ahead of India's re-arranged fifth Test against England
Why a 'fifth' Test?
India went 2-1 up after winning the fourth Test at the Oval last September, but pulled out of the series finale at Old Trafford on the morning of the game because of a Covid scare among their staff.
Mind you, they never wanted to play the game: the rescheduled IPL began soon after and none of their stars wanted to risk catching the virus and being holed up in Manchester.
Edgbaston, which was meant to host a Test against South Africa in August, instead swapped with Old Trafford.
India have a new test captain?
Yes. Virat Kohli stepped down in January, handing the job to opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who had already taken over in
