After losing the first Test of the<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-stats-mania/england-vs-australia-the-ashes-2023-first-tests-stats-review-nathan-lyon-and-pat-cummins-all-round-display-edgbastons-history-and-other-stats-7003/" title=" Ashes " target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Ashes </a>2023 at Edgbaston, England will look forward to making a comeback at Lord’s in the 2nd Test. The two-wicket defeat in the opening game brought England captain Ben Stokes under fierce criticism for his bold and early declaration in the first innings. Now, it will be interesting to see what will be England’s approach against the arch-rivals in the next game.

Amidst criticism from English media and several veterans of the game, skipper Stokes's endeavours will be to fix a few issues and bring his side back on the winning track. Following the loss in the Edgbaston Test, some changes might be seen in the second game to get the desired results.

Here are three changes England might do to win the Lord’s Test:

1. Keep faith in 'Bazball' but avoid early declarations

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1687171984171_England-Cricket-Team.jpeg" alt="England Cricket Team" loading="lazy"><figcaption>England Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

In the first innings of the opening game, England were looking confident with the bat and they were heading to post more than 400 runs on the board. However, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/little-bit-of-ego-taking-over-tim-paine-reflects-on-ben-stokes-bold-birmingham-declaration-on-day-1-of-first-ashes-test/" title="Ben Stokes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> took a gutsy decision of declaring England’s innings on 393/8 with 20-odd minutes of play left in the day.

The England skipper’s decision raised eyebrows as Joe Root was standing at the crease on 118 and the veteran could’ve added more useful runs with Ollie Robinson, who had accumulated 17 runs off 31 deliveries.

Following the host’s two-wicket defeat, the former England captain Naseer Hussain questioned the requirement of Bazball in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ashes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashes</a>, highlighting England's impressive record (playing the old-fashion way) in their own backyard while playing the Ashes since 2001. Naseer, who has been vocal against England's 'Bazball' approach, also highlighted England’s couple of losses this year after declaring early in their first innings.

However, despite facing criticism, it could be said that Stokes should stick to the BazBall style but avoid his habit of declaring the innings without assessing the situation. This year, during England’s tour of New Zealand in February, the Ben Stokes-led side lost to the Kiwi team after declaring their innings on 435 in the first innings of the second Test, at Basin Reserve. &nbsp;

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Mark-Wood-and-Ben-Stokes.jpg" alt="Mark Wood and Ben Stokes" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Mark Wood and Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

In the first Test, England’s pace attack failed to perform up to the expectations. James Anderson, the premier bowler of the side, took only one wicket in the game. His ineffective bowling also impacted the team negatively. Anderson, who masters the art of providing breakthroughs to England, struggled to snare wickets in crunch situations. &nbsp;

With England’s loss in the opening Test, several veterans such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/i-do-expect-wood-to-come-back-mark-ramprakash-believes-pace-hostility-and-variety-could-aid-england-at-lords-8409/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Ramprakash</a> and Nick Compton are expecting Mark Wood’s return to the side for the second Test at Lord’s. Leading into the 2nd Test, the England team management will have to make a call on Anderson as the veteran pacer’s form is concerning.

Wood has a decent record against Australia in the longest format of the game. So far, the 33-year-old has played eight Tests against the Aussies, in which he has taken 27 wickets in 14 innings. In the 2021-22 Ashes edition, Wood had become the leading wicket-taker for England, scalping 17 wickets in four Tests.

3. Replace Moeen Ali with Chris Woakes in case the former is unfit to feature at Lord's

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1687497753722_Moeen-Ali-and-Chris-Woakes.jpeg" alt="Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes. (Photo Source: (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images and Twitter)</figcaption>

While bowling continuously in the first innings at Edgbaston, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/cannot-see-how-that-can-heal-by-next-wednesday-ian-healy-doubtful-of-moeen-alis-inclusion-for-lords-test-following-finger-injury-2348/" title="Moeen Ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moeen Ali</a> suffered blisters on his bowling fingers. Despite the injury, the all-rounder bowled in the second innings and took the precious wicket of Travis Head. Moeen’s injury has raised a question mark on his participation in the upcoming Lord’s Test.

Without Moeen, there will be an absence of a proper spinner to bolster England’s bowling attack but Lord’s history of supporting pacers might pave the way for Chris Woakes’s entry into the squad for the upcoming contest. Along with Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, and Ollie Robinson, Woakes could add more strength to the host’s fast bowling unit.

Along with the ball, Woakes could also be handy with the bat. Batting in the lower order, the 34-year-old possesses the capability to play impactful knocks like Moeen. So far, Woakes has notched up 1675 runs with a ton and six fifties in 74 innings of 45 Tests. These batting figures make him a reliable player to fill the shoes of Moeen in the Lord’s Test.

After losing the first Test of the<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-stats-mania/england-vs-australia-the-ashes-2023-first-tests-stats-review-nathan-lyon-and-pat-cummins-all-round-display-edgbastons-history-and-other-stats-7003/" title=" Ashes " target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Ashes </a>2023 at Edgbaston, England will look forward to making a comeback at Lord’s in the 2nd Test. The two-wicket defeat in the opening game brought England captain Ben Stokes under fierce criticism for his bold and early declaration in the first innings. Now, it will be interesting to see what will be England’s approach against the arch-rivals in the next game.
Amidst criticism from English media and several veterans of the game, skipper Stokes's endeavours will be to fix a few issues and bring his side back on the winning track. Following the loss in the Edgbaston Test, some changes might be seen in the second game to get the desired results.
<h2>Here are three changes England might do to win the Lord’s Test:</h2>
<h3>1. Keep faith in 'Bazball' but avoid early declarations</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1687171984171_England-Cricket-Team.jpeg" alt="England Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>England Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
In the first innings of the opening game, England were looking confident with the bat and they were heading to post more than 400 runs on the board. However, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/little-bit-of-ego-taking-over-tim-paine-reflects-on-ben-stokes-bold-birmingham-declaration-on-day-1-of-first-ashes-test/" title="Ben Stokes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> took a gutsy decision of declaring England’s innings on 393/8 with 20-odd minutes of play left in the day.
The England skipper’s decision raised eyebrows as Joe Root was standing at the crease on 118 and the veteran could’ve added more useful runs with Ollie Robinson, who had accumulated 17 runs off 31 deliveries.
Following the host’s two-wicket defeat, the former England captain Naseer Hussain questioned the requirement of Bazball in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ashes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashes</a>, highlighting England's impressive record (playing the old-fashion way) in their own backyard while playing the Ashes since 2001. Naseer, who has been vocal against England's 'Bazball' approach, also highlighted England’s couple of losses this year after declaring early in their first innings.
However, despite facing criticism, it could be said that Stokes should stick to the BazBall style but avoid his habit of declaring the innings without assessing the situation. This year, during England’s tour of New Zealand in February, the Ben Stokes-led side lost to the Kiwi team after declaring their innings on 435 in the first innings of the second Test, at Basin Reserve. &nbsp;

<h3>2. Create a spot for Mark Wood</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Mark-Wood-and-Ben-Stokes.jpg" alt="Mark Wood and Ben Stokes" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Mark Wood and Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
In the first Test, England’s pace attack failed to perform up to the expectations. James Anderson, the premier bowler of the side, took only one wicket in the game. His ineffective bowling also impacted the team negatively. Anderson, who masters the art of providing breakthroughs to England, struggled to snare wickets in crunch situations. &nbsp;
With England’s loss in the opening Test, several veterans such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/i-do-expect-wood-to-come-back-mark-ramprakash-believes-pace-hostility-and-variety-could-aid-england-at-lords-8409/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Ramprakash</a> and Nick Compton are expecting Mark Wood’s return to the side for the second Test at Lord’s. Leading into the 2nd Test, the England team management will have to make a call on Anderson as the veteran pacer’s form is concerning.
Wood has a decent record against Australia in the longest format of the game. So far, the 33-year-old has played eight Tests against the Aussies, in which he has taken 27 wickets in 14 innings. In the 2021-22 Ashes edition, Wood had become the leading wicket-taker for England, scalping 17 wickets in four Tests.

<h3>3. Replace Moeen Ali with Chris Woakes in case the former is unfit to feature at Lord's</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1687497753722_Moeen-Ali-and-Chris-Woakes.jpeg" alt="Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes. (Photo Source: (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images and Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
While bowling continuously in the first innings at Edgbaston, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/cannot-see-how-that-can-heal-by-next-wednesday-ian-healy-doubtful-of-moeen-alis-inclusion-for-lords-test-following-finger-injury-2348/" title="Moeen Ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moeen Ali</a> suffered blisters on his bowling fingers. Despite the injury, the all-rounder bowled in the second innings and took the precious wicket of Travis Head. Moeen’s injury has raised a question mark on his participation in the upcoming Lord’s Test.
Without Moeen, there will be an absence of a proper spinner to bolster England’s bowling attack but Lord’s history of supporting pacers might pave the way for Chris Woakes’s entry into the squad for the upcoming contest. Along with Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, and Ollie Robinson, Woakes could add more strength to the host’s fast bowling unit.
Along with the ball, Woakes could also be handy with the bat. Batting in the lower order, the 34-year-old possesses the capability to play impactful knocks like Moeen. So far, Woakes has notched up 1675 runs with a ton and six fifties in 74 innings of 45 Tests. These batting figures make him a reliable player to fill the shoes of Moeen in the Lord’s Test.

After losing the first Test of the<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-stats-mania/england-vs-australia-the-ashes-2023-first-tests-stats-review-nathan-lyon-and-pat-cummins-all-round-display-edgbastons-history-and-other-stats-7003/" title=" Ashes " target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Ashes </a>2023 at Edgbaston, England will look forward to making a comeback at Lord’s in the 2nd Test. The two-wicket defeat in the opening game brought England captain Ben Stokes under fierce criticism for his bold and early declaration in the first innings. Now, it will be interesting to see what will be England’s approach against the arch-rivals in the next game.
Amidst criticism from English media and several veterans of the game, skipper Stokes's endeavours will be to fix a few issues and bring his side back on the winning track. Following the loss in the Edgbaston Test, some changes might be seen in the second game to get the desired results.
<h2>Here are three changes England might do to win the Lord’s Test:</h2>
<h3>1. Keep faith in 'Bazball' but avoid early declarations</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1687171984171_England-Cricket-Team.jpeg" alt="England Cricket Team" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>England Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
In the first innings of the opening game, England were looking confident with the bat and they were heading to post more than 400 runs on the board. However, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/little-bit-of-ego-taking-over-tim-paine-reflects-on-ben-stokes-bold-birmingham-declaration-on-day-1-of-first-ashes-test/" title="Ben Stokes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> took a gutsy decision of declaring England’s innings on 393/8 with 20-odd minutes of play left in the day.
The England skipper’s decision raised eyebrows as Joe Root was standing at the crease on 118 and the veteran could’ve added more useful runs with Ollie Robinson, who had accumulated 17 runs off 31 deliveries.
Following the host’s two-wicket defeat, the former England captain Naseer Hussain questioned the requirement of Bazball in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ashes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashes</a>, highlighting England's impressive record (playing the old-fashion way) in their own backyard while playing the Ashes since 2001. Naseer, who has been vocal against England's 'Bazball' approach, also highlighted England’s couple of losses this year after declaring early in their first innings.
However, despite facing criticism, it could be said that Stokes should stick to the BazBall style but avoid his habit of declaring the innings without assessing the situation. This year, during England’s tour of New Zealand in February, the Ben Stokes-led side lost to the Kiwi team after declaring their innings on 435 in the first innings of the second Test, at Basin Reserve. &nbsp;

<h3>2. Create a spot for Mark Wood</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Mark-Wood-and-Ben-Stokes.jpg" alt="Mark Wood and Ben Stokes" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Mark Wood and Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
In the first Test, England’s pace attack failed to perform up to the expectations. James Anderson, the premier bowler of the side, took only one wicket in the game. His ineffective bowling also impacted the team negatively. Anderson, who masters the art of providing breakthroughs to England, struggled to snare wickets in crunch situations. &nbsp;
With England’s loss in the opening Test, several veterans such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/i-do-expect-wood-to-come-back-mark-ramprakash-believes-pace-hostility-and-variety-could-aid-england-at-lords-8409/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Ramprakash</a> and Nick Compton are expecting Mark Wood’s return to the side for the second Test at Lord’s. Leading into the 2nd Test, the England team management will have to make a call on Anderson as the veteran pacer’s form is concerning.
Wood has a decent record against Australia in the longest format of the game. So far, the 33-year-old has played eight Tests against the Aussies, in which he has taken 27 wickets in 14 innings. In the 2021-22 Ashes edition, Wood had become the leading wicket-taker for England, scalping 17 wickets in four Tests.

<h3>3. Replace Moeen Ali with Chris Woakes in case the former is unfit to feature at Lord's</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1687497753722_Moeen-Ali-and-Chris-Woakes.jpeg" alt="Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes. (Photo Source: (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images and Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
While bowling continuously in the first innings at Edgbaston, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/cannot-see-how-that-can-heal-by-next-wednesday-ian-healy-doubtful-of-moeen-alis-inclusion-for-lords-test-following-finger-injury-2348/" title="Moeen Ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moeen Ali</a> suffered blisters on his bowling fingers. Despite the injury, the all-rounder bowled in the second innings and took the precious wicket of Travis Head. Moeen’s injury has raised a question mark on his participation in the upcoming Lord’s Test.
Without Moeen, there will be an absence of a proper spinner to bolster England’s bowling attack but Lord’s history of supporting pacers might pave the way for Chris Woakes’s entry into the squad for the upcoming contest. Along with Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, and Ollie Robinson, Woakes could add more strength to the host’s fast bowling unit.
Along with the ball, Woakes could also be handy with the bat. Batting in the lower order, the 34-year-old possesses the capability to play impactful knocks like Moeen. So far, Woakes has notched up 1675 runs with a ton and six fifties in 74 innings of 45 Tests. These batting figures make him a reliable player to fill the shoes of Moeen in the Lord’s Test.

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