5 reasons why India will defeat England in the second Test at Lord's

#3) England's vulnerable batting line-up

Alastair Cook hasn't been in good nick as of late

If one is to say that India was over-reliant on Virat Kohli in the first Test, then it'd only be fair to note that England's batting line-up certainly depended on Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow--the two in-form players.

Though the duo did not disappoint in the first innings with the scores of 80 and 70, they could not live up to the expectations in the second go-around of the match. Luckily for them, youngster Sam Curran steeped up in the second innings with a match-saving 63 off just 65.

With veteran Alastair Cook not at his very best as of now, Keaton Jennings not consistent and Jos Buttler failing, England's batting is not as strong as their bowling department.

Should the Indian bowlers once again manage to bowl them out, the onus will then be on the Indian batsmen to deliver the goods. With the Indian bowlers Ashwin, Ishant and Shami coming to party, it's likely to once again be tough for the English batsmen to do battle with them.