ENG vs IND | 3rd ODI | Preview, CREX XI

The tourists had a golden chance to seal the series at Lord's itself but the familiar failures of their batsmen against the moving ball- especially against left-arm pace- and the inability of the middle-order to stem the slide proved to be their undoing as Reece Topley ran past their batting unit to register his career-best figures.

With conditions favouring the bowlers, England probably got 20 too many but given how India batted, it wouldn't have mattered anyway.

One of the major differences between the two sides at the Lord's was the depth in their respective batting-unit. David Willey's handy knock of 41 while batting at No.8 and his partnership with Moeen Ali being a case in point. 

India may look to bolster their lower-order batting by adding all-rounder Shardul Thakur. In that case, Prasidh Krishna could be the likely casualty.

Match Details:

Match: England vs India, 3rd ODI

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

Date & Time: July 17 at 03:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: Sony Liv App

Pitch Report:

• Old Trafford has always been a high scoring venue. In the last ODI played here, Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell smashed hundreds to help their side chase down 303.
• However, the venue has generally favoured sides batting first. In 13 ODIs since the start of 2015, teams batting 1st have won 9 games, losing just 4.

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler, Rishabh Pant, Jonny Bairstow

Batters: Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, David Willey, Reece Topley

Captain: Jonny Bairstow

Vice-captain: Virat Kohli