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England vs India Test series: Second test starting today

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Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of Friday's second Test against England because of a hamstring injur

The 32-year-old left-arm pace bowler picked up the injury during the first Test at Lords last week.England have concerns over Chris Tremlett, who pulled up with back and hamstring trouble on Thursday, for the match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.To add to their options, England called up Middlesex pace bowler Steven Finn on Thursday evening, and the 22-year-old will be in competition with Tim Bresnan for the final place in the side.Tremlett, who took four wickets in Englands 196-run win over India in the first Test and took Test best figures of 6-48 against Sri Lanka earlier in the summer, appeared to be carrying a hamstring injury as he bowled during the tourists second innings at Lords.The good news for Indian fans is Sachin Tendulkar has recovered from the viral fever that troubled him in the first Test. The bad news is that Zaheer is out and Gambhir could join him on the sidelines. Sreesanth is likely to get his first Test since CapeTown six months ago, and Yuvraj Singh could get yet another shot at reviving his Test career.The teams have completed a century of Test matches against each other with England in the lead of 35-19.
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