Race to the World Test Championship final

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India need to win the four-test series against England at least by a 2-1 margin to qualify for the World Test Championship final.

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England will need to win at least three Tests in the series against India to qualify for the WTC final against New Zealand at Lord’s.

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India’s key to success at home has been batting long, and preferably once. It has seen India win 19 out of 25 home Tests in the last five years. Of those 19, India batted first in 11, scoring 450 and above on eight occasions.