England's tour of India - 2021

[Mijurkat]

Before India would lose to England in the ODIs. 100+ run loss on the cards I guess. The gulf between the sides in terms of consistency is huge. I feel England have better batsmen and bowlers than us for the ODIs. Going to be a one-sided affair just like the Australia series(ODIs).

Only Wood & Rashid can save England. Stokes is playing with illness. Jofra & Rooty are also unavailable. England team will not able to beat us. Don't forget, In ODI - Ireland beat them few months ago. They couldn't defend 328 runs & you're saying it's going to be a one-sided affair!

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan
Surya Kumar Yadav
Shreyas Iyer
KL Rahul
Hardik Pandya
Krunal Pandya
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
Yuzvendra Chahal
Kuldeep Yadav/Shardul Thakur
T Natarajan

I am eying a rest for Kohli. Considering him leaving the fields in between during the T20Is.

Giving a chance to Dhawan up top. If he fails, KL can easily fill the void while Pant slots at 5 instead.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Only Wood & Rashid can save England. Stokes is playing with illness. Jofra & Rooty are also unavailable. England team will not able to beat us. Don't forget, In ODI - Ireland beat them few months ago. They couldn't defend 328 runs & you're saying it's going to be a one-sided affair!

It would be difficult for India to stop Roy, Bairstow, Morgan, Buttler and Stokes from taking England past 320-330. Also India would be playing without Bumrah, Shami & Jadeja which makes the bowling look a lot weaker. England played Ireland without Stokes & Buttler who have been their reliable middle order players since the start of 2019 World Cup.

Also for the fact, India played West Indies twice post 2019 WC and they barely managed to beat them. They lost all their matches in New Zealand while they lost 2-1 in Australia.

 

[Mijurkat]

Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan
Surya Kumar Yadav
Shreyas Iyer
KL Rahul
Hardik Pandya
Krunal Pandya
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
Yuzvendra Chahal
Kuldeep Yadav/Shardul Thakur
T Natarajan

I am eying a rest for Kohli. Considering him leaving the fields in between during the T20Is.

Giving a chance to Dhawan up top. If he fails, KL can easily fill the void while Pant slots at 5 instead.

Where is Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper)?

It would be difficult for India to stop Roy, Bairstow, Morgan, Buttler and Stokes from taking England past 320-330. Also India would be playing without Bumrah, Shami & Jadeja which makes the bowling look a lot weaker. England played Ireland without Stokes & Buttler who have been their reliable middle order players since the start of 2019 World Cup.

Also for the fact, India played West Indies twice post 2019 WC and they barely managed to beat them. They lost all their matches in New Zealand while they lost 2-1 in Australia.

Morgan didn't perform well in T20I. Buttler will not open this time. So, things will change. I'm just talking about the inexperienced bowling line up of England. Topely, Curran will surrender to Super V & Co.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

England probable XI

Jason Roy
Jonny Bairstow
Sam Billings
Eoin Morgan
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler
Moeen Ali
Tom Curran
Adil Rashid
Mark Wood
Reece Topley

I don't think Sam Curran can be of much use in the ODI format and Tom is a OD specialist and a good death bowler so Tom over Sam would be my choice. For Billings, I think he has played at 3 earlier in Root's absence and he looked a decent no.3. Topley's left arm pace could trouble the Indians as they would be having atleast 7 right hand batsman in their line-up. Wood with the new ball is going to be crucial.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Where is Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper)?

In the reserves. Opting KL instead of Pant for the first ODI

 

[Bevab]

I assume that in non-COVID times, we might have seen Hain's debut.

As things stand though, England have no natural replacement for Root's role. Billings isn't really cut out for it and is more of a middle order batsman. The way I see it, England have two options...

Hand a debut to Livingstone at three. The fairly obvious decision and perhaps long overdue. He normally opens or else bats at four I believe but can do a job at three. He is more of a hitter than an accumulator though, so Root's absence will be felt there.

If Stokes is indeed not completely fit, play him as a specialist batsman at three. I've been calling for Stokes since his ban and return to bat higher in white ball cricket, he doesn't have the old ability to go after the bowlers from ball one and needs time to settle in. On the other hand, once settled he is extremely dangerous and can win games. He also has the ability to shift gears easily and can also knuckle down and build an innings if required even though the stats haven't showed it yet. Billings could then fill in the middle order.

I know Malan is a reserve and Morgan wants to have a look at the other players, but is it the worst idea to have him reprise his T20I role here? His domestic stats may not be flattering but unlike those T20 ones, his recent numbers are good and the overalls are affected by the earlier part of his career significantly. He can accumulate adequately and can also hit boundaries whenever needed. Wouldn't surprise me if they go to him if the series is on the line.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

I assume that in non-COVID times, we might have seen Hain's debut.

As things stand though, England have no natural replacement for Root's role. Billings isn't really cut out for it and is more of a middle order batsman. The way I see it, England have two options...

Hand a debut to Livingstone at three. The fairly obvious decision and perhaps long overdue. He normally opens or else bats at four I believe but can do a job at three. He is more of a hitter than an accumulator though, so Root's absence will be felt there.

If Stokes is indeed not completely fit, play him as a specialist batsman at three. I've been calling for Stokes since his ban and return to bat higher in white ball cricket, he doesn't have the old ability to go after the bowlers from ball one and needs time to settle in. On the other hand, once settled he is extremely dangerous and can win games. He also has the ability to shift gears easily and can also knuckle down and build an innings if required even though the stats haven't showed it yet. Billings could then fill in the middle order.

I know Malan is a reserve and Morgan wants to have a look at the other players, but is it the worst idea to have him reprise his T20I role here? His domestic stats may not be flattering but unlike those T20 ones, his recent numbers are good and the overalls are affected by the earlier part of his career significantly. He can accumulate adequately and can also hit boundaries whenever needed. Wouldn't surprise me if they go to him if the series is on the line.

I think Livingstone is fairly impressive in white ball Cricket but I have mostly seen him batting in the middle order and he hits the ball a long way. Playing him at 3 would be like cutting down on his aggression which I suppose won't be a great idea. I understand why would you suggest someone like Sam Hain and tbh even I want to see more of him in ODI Cricket but unfortunately he hasn't made it to the squad for this series so he isn't available for this series.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Morgan didn't perform well in T20I. Buttler will not open this time.

I think ODIs give more time to players like Morgan and Buttler to settle in so they would be just fine. I think the best thing is to send Buttler between 30-35 overs which gives him enough time to go absolutely insane in the last 5 overs.

Topley has played a lot of List-A games so I don't think it would be difficult to adjust with the ODIs. Wood with the new ball would be difficult to play while Tom Curran is a good death bowler who makes scoring difficult. England certainly have got a balanced line-up where they are good in all 3 departments unlike India who still relies a lot on Rohit & Virat. Get these 2 out early and the likes of Iyer and Hardik are straight away under pressure. Rahul is way down on confidence so it would be too much to expect from him to win matches single-handedly. I would just hope he gets some decent runs under his belt.

 

[Bevab]

I think Livingstone is fairly impressive in white ball Cricket but I have mostly seen him batting in the middle order and he hits the ball a long way. Playing him at 3 would be like cutting down on his aggression which I suppose won't be a great idea. I understand why would you suggest someone like Sam Hain and tbh even I want to see more of him in ODI Cricket but unfortunately he hasn't made it to the squad for this series so he isn't available for this series.

Livingstone's actually a top order bat in the OD Cup. I was wrong, he does have significant experience at number three too. Should be a no brainer then to play him there.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Before India would lose to England in the ODIs. 100+ run loss on the cards I guess. The gulf between the sides in terms of consistency is huge. I feel England have better batsmen and bowlers than us for the ODIs. Going to be a one-sided affair just like the Australia series(ODIs).

India should cane England.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

India should cane England.

If only we play our best team. The injuries could actually hamper us. But since Root isn't available our bowlers have some breathing space. And Archer's absence would give India some confidence. If only we can restrict them to under 320 we can have our chances. Anything more than that and we are under pressure. Anything less than 280 would see India completely dominate England.

Batting first we would have to atleast make it to 300 to give our bowlers some chance.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

"Kucch to log kahenge.. logo ka kaam hai kehna!" (Virat said in a recent press conference)

Translation - People will say something. It's their job!

Please close this thread till further notice.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

"Kucch to log kahenge.. logo ka kaam hai kehna!"

Please close this thread till further notice.

One of my old classmate from school who also happens to be a Kohli fan sent a message via DM to me on Instagram for being critical about Kohli's Captaincy. And he said to me that the video was for people who criticize Kohli.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Guess James Vince's exploits against Ireland weren't enough to keep him as Joe Root's deputy. So, good to see someone else bat at 3. Assume it would be Livingstone. It seems like he's been in every squad for ages but it's almost four years since he played his first and last matches for England. Certainly still have the batting to get scores but I'd be surprised if England managed to win this series. No Archer, no Woakes and still no Plunkett replacement.

Also, great to see England have not just a Rest and Rotation policy but a Rest and Rest policy exclusively for Chris Woakes.