IND vs ENG 2021: 3rd Test update - Weather in Leeds on Wednesday (August 25)

Good weather is in store for the first day of the third Test in Leeds, as India aim to go 2-0 in the five-match series against England.

Virat Kohli & co. scripted a massive 151-run win at Lord's in the second Test. With the weather gods promising to be nice, a cracking encounter is on the cards at the Headingley Cricket Ground from Wednesday.

The series marked the start of the second World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. The visitors will be keen to get their campaign off to a winning start and make amends for their loss to New Zealand in the first WTC final in June. Team India have started on a positive note and will be keen to keep the momentum going.

England, meanwhile, have made a few changes to their playing XI for the Leeds Test. Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley have been dropped from the squad, with Dawid Malan coming in. Haseeb Hameed is likely to open with Rory Burns, with Malan taking the No.3 slot.

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Leeds weather for Wednesday (Aug 25): Cloudy

Accuweather predicts cloudy weather that will eventually pave the way for the sun to shine in the afternoon in Leeds. Safe to say, there is no prediction of rain and we can expect a full day's play.

Temperatures are set to hover between 18 and 20 degrees with humidity around 85%. The cloud cover will be 45%, and hopefully bad light interrupting play will be minimal in Leeds.

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Michael Vaughan applaudes Virat Kohli's aggressive approach in 2nd Test

Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes India skipper Virat Kohli played a key role in the visitors' handling of the on-field tension during the second Test.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, Vaughan said India, without question, handled the tension better.

"India, no question. Sometimes Virat Kohli brings in the tension on himself, you know he likes the spotlight on himself, he's not getting the runs at the minute so the spotlight is still on Virat Kohli because of the way he acts, the way that he gets the team going."