England's squad for the first two Tests against India

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

[Lone Wolf]

Surprised to see no Ollie Pope..  Injury perhaps. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

[Vickydev]

Thanks to Rory Burns Bumrah might just help himself to that early wicket everyone was craving for.

 

[Soumo]

37 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

 

No bairstow that's kinda odd.

[Lone Wolf]

It's clear that Archer & Wood will not play together.   Chotu Curran will definitely play D/N test.

[Norman]

16 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

It's clear that Archer & Wood will not play together.   Chotu Curran will definitely play D/N test.

 

Nope he'll return to England after the Sri Lanka game. 

[bowl_out]

No Sam Curran 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Stokes and Archer - the two main threats.

 

Burns, Crawley, Root, Oli Pope, Stokes, Buttler, Ali, Archer, Bees, Leach, Broad/Anderson 

 

It looks to be the strongest 11 we have played since Aus 2017. Way more stronger than the 2016 English team

 

 

[Norman]

Think this will be the lineup...

 

Burns

Sibley

Crawley

Root

Lawrence

Stokes

Butler

Bess

Broad

Archer

Leach 

 

One good thing for us is that without Curran,Rashid and with Woakes highly unlikely to start (barring the pink ball test), their tail is relatively longer than usual and it shouldn't frustrate us as much as it does usually. Even if Moeen plays, he'll play in the top7. 

[sage]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/55747795

 

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer return to Joe Root's squad for first two Tests in Ahmedabad

 

[Soldier]

Sibley

Burns (so awkward to watch this guy)

Crawley

Root

Stokes

Buttler or foakes

Woakes

Ali

Bess

Broad (maybe wood for pace but Probz not)

Archer (don't see Andy replacing him)

 

 

No true great batsman apart from root and stokes. But they bat till 9. Will be challenging. I still believe 3 0 at the very least if India don't relax too much after the seires win in Australia. Full strength India would obliterate them. 

 

If we are too relaxed then maybe 2 0.