ENG vs IND: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st ODI

England is set to take on India in a three-match ODI series. The ENG vs IND 1st ODI will take place on July 12 (Tuesday). The venue of the clash is Kennington Oval Stadium in London. Recently, England lost to India in the T20I series 2-1.

England is led by Jos Buttler in the ENG vs IND ODI series. Rohit Sharma is the captain of India in the series. England will aim to bounce back in the ODI series after losing the T20I series. Here we take a glance at England’s predicted playing XI against India in the 1st ODI.

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ENG vs IND: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st ODI

Jos Buttler (C & WK)

Jos Buttler is the skipper of England in ENG vs IND ODI series and will lead the team in the 1st ODI as well. He will also keep the stumps for the team and bat as one of the openers in the match. The right-handed batsman struggled to score runs in the recent T20I series. Buttler scored just 22 runs in 3 games getting out at a low score in every game.

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Jason Roy

Jason Roy might be another opener for the team in ENG vs IND 1st ODI. Jason-Jos is the best choice of openers for the team although they are facing issues in their form. Roy also had a similar fate like Buttler in the recent T20I series against India. The right-handed batsman scored just 31 runs in 3 T20I games against India.

Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone might be the one-down batter for England in the ENG vs IND 1st ODI. The right-handed batsman was part of the T20I series. He scored 57 runs in 3 games with a 42-run unbeaten knock in one match. Livingstone is a hard-hitting batsman and will be a powerful player for the team. He can also be used as a secondary spin bowler.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow might be another middle-order batsman for England in the match. The right-handed batsman was not part of the recent T20I series. However, Bairstow played fabulous knocks in the one-off Test against India. Slamming a century in both innings, he also won the player of the match award. Bairstow will aim to score runs with similar confidence in the ODI series against India as well.

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Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali might be an all-rounder for England in ENG vs IND 1st ODI. In the recent T20I series against India, Ali scored 71 runs in 3 games. With the ball, he also picked 3 wickets. Hence, Moeen Ali will be a crucial all-rounder for the team in the ODI series against India.

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes will be another all-rounder for England in the 1st ODI against India. Stokes was not part of the T20I series. However, he gave a good performance in the one-off Test match, picking a 4-wicket haul in one inning. Ben Stokes will play an ODI series for the team after a long time and will aim to give his best in the series.

Sam Curran

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David Willey

David Willey might be another pacer for England in the match. In the T20I series against India, Willey picked 2 wickets in 2 games at an average of 37.50. Willey also scored a crucial knock of unbeaten 33 runs in one match. Willey will be an experienced pacer for the team in the series.

Brydon Carse

Brydon Carse might be another pacer for England in the match. The right-arm pacer has only played a handful of ODIs for England but has shown very good performance. Chase has picked 9 wickets in 5 games so far an average of 24.56. He will look for another good show against India in the ODI series.

Reece Topley

Reece Topley might be another pacer for England in the 1st ODI game. The left-arm pacer won the man-of-the-match award in the 3rd T20I game against India. He picked 3 wickets in the match. Topley scalped 4 wickets in 2 games at an average of 14.0.

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Matt Parkinson

Matt Parkinson might be picked as a spinner in the ENG vs IND 1st ODI. Parkinson is the only spinner in the squad that England has picked. Hence, he might grab the spinner’s spot in the playing XI. In the T20I series, Parkinson picked 1 wicket in 2 games. He will aim for a better show in the ODI series.

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