‘Timid’ is a phrase that England’s new white ball captain Jos Buttler used on the finish of England’s T20I collection towards India. The hosts, below the brand new captain, misplaced the primary two video games of the three-match collection making a meek give up towards Rohit Sharma’s India. The blame lay with Buttler and the highest order’s timid method towards a rampaging Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who swung the white ball miles within the early overs of the sport.
After successful the inconsequential third recreation at Trent Bridge, Buttler stated that the dialog within the dressing room was to be extra constructive with their method and ensuring that they didn’t let the Indian pacers runaway with the sport.
With that in thoughts, England, beginning 12 July, Tuesday have one other check at their fingers, as they face Rohit Sharma’s aspect in a three-match ODI collection, the third and ultimate a part of India’s tour of England.
Jos Buttler’s points with a timid batting line-up is likely to be solved straightway with Joe Root and Ben Stokes’ return to the batting line-up. The duo ripped India aside within the fifth and ultimate Test match of the collection and handed England a record-shattering win at Edgbaston. They will hope to emulate the identical at The Oval, after they take the sector as soon as once more.
WILL VIRAT KOHLI PLAY?
Reports arrived late on Monday, 11 July that Virat Kohli had suffered a groin harm and is prone to be out of the primary ODI. The information solely added gasoline to the fireplace about Virat Kohli’s ongoing horrible run of type, the place he has not added something constructive to the batting order, since his relaxation after the Indian Premier League.
WHAT IS ENGLAND’S BOWLING ATTACK?
England are going through a good quantity of points with discovering a settled bowling assault. With the likes of Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer out, it will likely be a wrestle for them to search out an assault which was fairly threatening a few years again. They would possibly go for a left-arm dominated mixture with Sam Curran and David Willey on the high with one between Brydon Carse or Reece Topley discovering a spot within the beginning XI.
TALKING POINT
This is the primary time that Hardik Pandya shall be again in motion within the 50-over format in nearly a 12 months. It is anticipated that he has attained full health to take the workload of a 100 overs in a day, however one has to see how Rohit Sharma manages him within the subject.
ENGLAND’S POINT TO PROVE
The onus of the collection will lie on England that they’ve set their processes proper in order that the departure of Eoin Morgan doesn’t harm their white-ball supremacy in world cricket. It didn’t come off effectively within the T20I collection, and the staff administration shall be hoping that they don’t lose again to again collection towards India within the run-up to the T20 World Cup.
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