India vs England: Test Series 2011 Today’s match has got itself a great hype. Not just because India, the top ranked in Test Series, is playing Third ranked England but significantly because, this first Test reaches the landmark of the 2000th Test in the history of the game and the 100th between the two countries.compiled for yousome interesting facts while the two countries play The Game in the The Lord’s Test would be the 2000th in the history of Test Cricket.The Lord’s Test would be India’s 100th against England. For the first time, India would be playing 100 Tests against one nation.India have won 19 Tests against England, lost 34 and drawn 46 out of 99 played – winning % 19.19.Over the last two years England have won seven out of eight Series and drawn one while India have been unbeaten for the last two and a half years.In 1983, eventual winners India cut short England’s challenge in the semifinals – the only time a team batting second has chased successfully between these two sides at a World Cup. In 1987, Graham Gooch returned the favors as he swept England to victory at the same stage. The last time they played, India swept to a 5-0 win before the last two matches of the Series were cancelled due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.