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England win the toss and bat

Jos Buttler calls correctly and opts to bat on a surface that is deemed pretty batting-friendly. “It’ll be a tough test and one we’re excited about. Rohit says he would have bowled first. “We have to come out and be aggressive with the ball at the start,” he says, declaring himself refreshed after some time off after the tough Australia tour. “We’ve hardly played this format since the World Cup so it’s important for us.”

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And down in Sri Lanka, the hosts have made a steadier start than in the first Test against Australia, currently 94 for 2 after winning the toss. The Stakhanovite James Wallace, who’ll be along here later, is describing it now:

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Some news, reflecting these times here:

And a slice of pre-match reading as Jonathan Liew tries to make sense of what the Hundred sell-off means:

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Preamble

Morning/afternoon everyone. Here’s a (not much) fun fact: since the Hundred was introduced, the only teams England’s men have beaten in away ODI series are Bangladesh and the Netherlands. And if you think I’m gratuitously eliding these two separate facts to sledge-hammer home a point about the downgrading of domestic 50-over cricket and its effects, you’d be right. And look! Jos kind of agrees.

Right, having given that particular hobby horse of mine its periodic flogging, let’s turn our attention to what awaits us in Nagpur as a tweaked England side seek to put their 4-1 T20 shellacking behind them in the first ODI. The most talked-about tweak is, of course, the return to international white-ball duty of Joe Root for the first time in more than a year. And the former Test captain had such a blast at the SA20 recently that he has not ruled out putting himself up for Twenty20 selection again.

Right now though, Jos Buttler and his team must dust themselves down for the three-match series that starts today. Ominously, Varun Chalravarthy – the latest talent to step off the ever-productive Indian conveyor belt – has been added to the squad after tormenting England in the T20s with 14 wickets. Oh, and a recuperating Jasprit Bumrah is pencilled in to return for the third match. In the meantime India’s attack is set to include controversy’s Harshit Rana in a squad brimming with talent. India’s batting line-up meanwhile also welcomes back the old stagers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, currently bigger on reputation than recent runs.

The hosts are undoubted favourites but England have a chance to make white-ball Bazball click and should be fired up. Go nowhere. Play starts 8am GMT; 1.30pm local time.

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Posted: 2025-02-06 08:38:27

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