England eyeing changes for Mohali

Second Test: India v England
Venue: Mohali Date: Fri 19 December KO: 0400 GMT Coverage: TMS on Radio 4 LW and 5 Live sports extra, live text commentary on BBC Sport website, and live on Sky Sports 1

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Broad could be brought in to make up a four-man seam attack in Mohali

England could recall Stuart Broad to their attack as they look to hit back in the second Test against India after the six-wicket defeat in Chennai.

The 22-year-old is fit again after a hamstring strain and could replace spinner Monty Panesar with conditions in Mohali expected to favour seamers.

Batsman Owais Shah could also start if the out-of-form Ian Bell is dropped.

India's only concern is whether to keep faith with veteran Rahul Dravid following his poor showing in Chennai.

The 35-year-old, nicknamed 'The Wall', has been in dreadful form of late, scoring just three and four in the first Test.

He was already under pressure after averaging a measly 17 in seven innings against Australia and has been dismissed many times playing awkwardly to deliveries pitched around off-stump.

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It has been reported that he is on the verge of retirement, but it is thought that instead of dropping out of the side in Mohali, Dravid will be moved down the order from the number three spot to allow him to play with more freedom.

Meanwhile, England wicketkeeper Matt Prior insists the team can bounce back from their first Test heartbreak on Friday morning.

"To lost the first match was really tough," he told BBC Sport. "To play five days of intense cricket and lose was hugely deflating.

"But we must dust ourselves off and come back hard. India are a great side but we are confident we can do it.

"It would be massive if could get on the plane home before Christmas having drawn a Test series in India.

"We will take a lot of positives out of the Chennai Test. We have learned a lot tactically - for one, reverse swing is clearly going to play a key part in this next Test - and also the way Paul Collingwood and, in particular, Andrew Strauss batted was hugely impressive.

"Now we can put the negatives to one side and all our focus and attention is on bouncing back and winning in Mohali."

Prior was another positive to come out of the match, scoring 53no and 33 with the bat and keeping well behind the stumps on his return to Test cricket.

"On a personal level, I was quite happy with my performance with the bat and I thought I did well with the gloves on what was a tricky surface," he said.

Prior's fine performance in Chennai could not inspire England to victory

"It's always a huge honour to play for England and after something of a rollercoaster start to my international career I'm determined to enjoy every moment I can, work as hard as I can and do as well as I can, and see what happens."

Meanwhile, both sides have vetoed proposals to employ floodlights in the case of bad light at the PCA Stadium, according to the Punjab Cricket Association.

Fog and bad light are a common feature this time of year in Mohali, with good light rarely extending beyond 1600 local time during the day.

But Punjab Cricket Association secretary MP Pandove revealed: "We sent a proposal to the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the use of floodlights in case of bad light.

"However, both the teams have agreed to natural playing conditions."

Pandove added that a proposal to start play 30 minutes earlier had also been rejected.

Mohali, where India clinched a record 320-run win over Australia in October, was chosen after original venue Mumbai was ruled out due to safety concerns in the aftermath of last month's attacks by extremists.

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