Joe Root volition play his archetypal ODI since November 2023 for England vs India successful Nagpur. (PTI)
England person announced their playing XI connected the eve of the archetypal ODI against India successful Nagpur connected Thursday. Former England skipper Joe Root has been named to marque a instrumentality to the ODI XI for the archetypal clip since November 2023 during the ODI World Cup held successful India.
Root, who was not named successful the T20I side, is coming disconnected representing Paarl Royals successful the SA20 league successful South Africa. Jos Buttler’s men, meanwhile, were drubbed by India 4-1 successful the T20I limb of the series.
Despite the decision successful caput manager Brendon McCullum’s archetypal white-ball duty with the side, skipper Jos Buttler has insisted that England volition proceed to play an assertive marque of cricket successful the 50-overs format too, taking a cue from India skipper Rohit Sharma who lit up the past World Cup with his opening blitzkriegs.
“We privation to play successful precisely the aforesaid way. We privation to find ways to enactment unit connected the absorption with the back. You’ve got to instrumentality wickets, I deliberation it’s important you spot however if you fto guys bat for a play of time, they tin spell connected to that. We’ll beryllium hopeless to effort and find ways of taking wickets. It’s ever astir execution, really,” Buttler told reporters connected Wednesday.
While Ben Duckett and Phil Salt volition unfastened the batting, Root is slated to beryllium backmost astatine his accustomed No. 3 spot with skipper Buttler slotted down Harry Brook astatine 5. Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell capable successful the all-rounders’ spots portion England person named 3 seamers successful Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Saqib Mahmood too seasoned spinner Adil Rashid.
England XI for 1st ODI vs India: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, AdiL Rashid, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood.
England squad for India ODI series: Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Jamie Overton, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer
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