England team to start full-group training from Tuesday as all COVID-19 tests return negative

England cricket team is all set to commence training as a full group on Tuesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium after all PCR tests returned negative ahead of the four-Test series starting fromFebruary 5. Thus far, only the troika of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory burns were practising as they had reached India days before their team-mates and completed their quarantine period before the rest of the squad.

Stokes, Archer and Burns will now gear up to welcome the rest of the teamwith England set to commence final preparations ahead of the first Test in Chennai, scheduled to kick-start from February 5.

On Tuesday, England team will take the field at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for the first time as a full group since landing in India.

England are coming at the back of a fantastic 2-0 Test series win against Sri Lanka as the Joe Root-led side dominated the proceedings in both the matches. Whereas India will be high on confidence after their historic 2-1triumph against Australia in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

With both England and India in form, the four-match Test series promises to be a great spectacle.

Meanwhile, England's Jos Buttler welcomed the challenges of keeping wickets in India as he said that the turning trackscan sometimes be a tricky ask for aglovesman.

"There's some big challenges keeping wicket, the way the pitch will change and deteriorate over the five days," Buttler told a video conference on Saturday.

"There's less carry for the seam bowlers than we're used to in England or Australia and South Africa.Soyou're standing quite close and a lot of the chances are very quick reactive chances.And then obviously the challenge of standing up to the spinners when the ball starts to turn..."

England Tour of India: Full Schedule

Tests

Friday 5-9 February:1st Test – India v England, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Saturday 13-17 February:2nd Test – India v England, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Wednesday 24-28 February: 3rdTest - India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thursday 4-8 March: 4thTest – India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

T20Is

Friday 12 March:1st T20I – India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sunday 14 March:2nd T20I – India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Tuesday 16 March:3rd T20I - India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thursday 18 March:4th T20I - India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Saturday 20 March:5th T20I - India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

ODIs

Tuesday 23 March:1st ODI - India v England, MCA Stadium, Pune

Friday 26 March:2nd ODI - India v England, MCA Stadium, Pune

Sunday 28 March:3rd ODI - India v England, MCA Stadium, Pune

Monday 29 March:Touring party departs India