Predicting England’s playing XI for first ODI against India

After a disappointing T20I series against India, England will be looking forward to having a fruitful ODI series, which will commence on February 6 in Nagpur. The 3-match ODI series is just before the Champions Trophy 2025, which will act as a practice game for both teams. 

The main issue with the English batters was their ability to play the spinners throughout the T20I series. While India would want to continue with their solid form, England will hope for additional batters like Joe Root to step up and score some runs. 

England’s playing XI: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood.

Here is the predicted England’s playing XI against India for the first ODI game:

Top Order:

Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, and Joe Root might be the top-order batters for England. While the other two players were already in the T20I squad, Root was added to the ODI squad. He has expertise in the ODI format, and hence, the team will depend on him. Duckett and Salt’s performance in the T20I series was extremely disappointing, and they hope that they will not do the same thing in the future. 

Middle Order:

The middle order will consist of Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, and Jacob Bethell. All the four batters failed in the T20I series. Playing spinners because of the root cause behind their collapse in almost every game. With Root in the squad, the English batters will learn a lot from him. 

Bowlers:

Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Saqib Mahmood are the team’s primary bowlers. They have done well in the previous series. Carse contributed with the bat as well, which was a positive thing for the team. They will look to take early wickets and dismantle the top-order batters to win the game. 

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