Tuesday 8 November 2016 11:30, UK
After the Ashes, England against India in India is probably the biggest series for an English cricketer.
That's the view of former England skipper Michael Atherton in the latest Sky Cricket podcast, which you can download here, before the first Test from 3.30am on Wednesday on Sky Sports 2.
Ahead of the five-Test clash, Sky Sports pundits Atherton and Nasser Hussain joined Ian Ward to preview the action and chew over the big talking points, including…
- how does the challenge of playing in India differ from Bangladesh and what type of pitches can England expect to encounter?
- whether England can defy the bookies and upset the odds to come out on top - and what they'll have to do to achieve that
- how much of an impact DRS could have on the series - and whether it will play into India's hands or England's
- Stuart Broad's 100th Test - why the milestone is such an achievement for a fast bowler in particular
- as Alastair Cook leads England out for a record time, what will he have learnt tactically from the tour of Bangladesh?
- what it's like to tour India - including the key differences from Atherton's trip in 1993 and now
For all this and more, download the Sky Cricket podcast now here!
England take on India in the first Test of their five-match tour, in Rajkot, from 3.30am this Wednesday on Sky Sports 2. Watch the complete Test for £10.99 with no contract, with a Week Pass from NOW TV.
