Last update on. From the section CricketStuart Broad and James Anderson were the two Test players for England against India.Stuart Broad will not be able to attend England's second Test against India on Thursday. James Anderson is also doubtful.Broad, 35 years old, is suffering from a calf problem and fears that he may not only miss Lord's Test, but other matches.Anderson, 39, is suffering from a quad muscle niggle. England will provide more details on Wednesday.As cover, Saqib Mahmood from Lancashire has been called up. Mark Wood and Craig Overton will also be available for pace-bowling.After the draw of the first Test at Trent Bridge, the series is now level at 0-0.England's fast-bowling reserves are already exhausted. Jofra Archer with an elbow injury and Olly Stone with a back problem are both long-term absentees. Chris Woakes is still out with a heel problem.Ben Stokes, an all-rounder, has taken an indefinite rest from cricket to concentrate on his mental health.Broad (524 wickets) could have been eligible to play at Lord's 150th Test, but he was injured on Tuesday.Anderson reached 621 wickets, which is third on the all time list. This was during the first Test. Anderson missed Wednesday's training.When asked if England could cope without its two attacking leaders, Jonny Bairstow said to BBC Sport that he didn't see why not."We've seen a lot more people stand up before. Although we don't know what tomorrow will bring, it's possible for someone to take a Test at Lord's. That's an exciting prospect.Bairstow admitted that it was "naturally" difficult to lose Broad and Anderson bowlers, but said: "I don’t think it’s too much destabilizer."It's part of professional sports. There will be injuries and illnesses at times. You must be flexible.England looked already set to make some changes, with spin-bowling allrounder Moeen Al-Ali likely to be brought in to provide more depth and variety to their attack.The possibility of Ollie Pope and Batsmen Haseeb Haid are also on the horizon.India will be without fast bowler Shardul Thakur due to hamstring injuries.His absence could signal a return to off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. He was not included in the first Test, despite taking 413 Test wickets. India chose four pace bowlers as frontline pace.Captain Virat Kohli stated, "Four fast-bowlers means that you can apply pressure every session." We like that template.Kohli confirmed that Thakur will be fit to play in the third Test at Headingley.
