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ENG vs NED | Brook Returns, Livingstone ‘Dropped’ As Buttler & Co. Opt To Bat

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Liam Livingstone has been left off of England's playing XI for their upcoming World Cup 2023 match in Pune against the Netherlands on Wednesday, November 8, following a string of miserable performances.

Harry Brook replaced the English all-rounder, as Jos Buttler decided to bat first after winning the toss against the Dutch.

ENG vs NED: Playing XIs

England XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c/wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid

Netherlands XI: Wesley Barresi, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards(c/wk), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Alongside Livingstone, England have also dropped Mark Wood from the lineup, bringing in Gus Atkinson into the fray again. On the other hand, The only change the Dutch made was replacing Teja Nidamanuru with Saqib Zulfiqar.

ENG vs NED: Captains’ Thoughts

Jos Buttler

“We will have a bat. Looks like a good wicket; we need to post a good score. Crucial matches for us; we need to win these games. Huge room for improvement. Need to play a good game of cricket. We need to trust ourselves. Desperate to do things right. Wood and Livingstone are out; Brook and Atkinson are in.”

Scott Edwards

“We have spoken about it as a group; we need to play good cricket. I am proud of the way the guys have played. Two more games to show more improvement. We have shown good signs as a batting group. Teja Nidamanuru comes in for Zulfiqar.”