Probable XI –
England –
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed/ Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Daniel Lawrence /Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Ollie Edward Robinson, James Anderson
India –
Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin/Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Rishabh Pant
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Virat Kohli(VC)
5. Joe Root(C)
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Sam Curran
8. James Anderson
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Ollie Robinson
– Root looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form and good numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Virat as VC as he might look to go big after getting out at duck during the last match.
– Both the wk batters have good numbers and done well in the recent times which makes them good picks.
– Going heavy on pacers as they’re expected to get plenty of assistance from the surface.
– Jadeja can always give some good fantasy points as he’s expected to act as 5th bowling option and bat at 4-5 down.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Virat Kohli
3. Ajinkya Rahane
4. Joe Root
5. Ravichandran Ashwin
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Sam Curran(C)
8. Jasprit Bumrah(VC)
9. Mohammad Shami
10. James Anderson
11. Ollie Robinson
– Sam Curran might be a good punt captain choice considering his pace and quick scoring ability at down the order.
– Expecting Bumrah to put up another good show at this pace favoured surface.
– Ajinkya Rahane might be a decent punt as he’s the only one from Indian squad to hold good numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Ashwin and Jadeja can give good fantasy points as they’re handy with the bat and expected to bowl full time.
– James Anderson and Mohammad Shami looks other safe C/VC choices as pace bowlers are expected to dominate in this game.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Ajinkya Rahane(C)
3. Virat Kohli
4. Joe Root
5. Haseeb Hameed
6. Sam Curran(VC)
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Mohammad Shami
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. James Anderson
11. Mark Wood
– Ajinkya Rahane looks open captain choice in GL as he has good numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Bairstow as he has scored runs at an average of 46 in 22 innings at this venue.
– Haseeb Hameed (If Plays) might be the best GL pick considering his averages of 82 & 44 in more than 5 venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Mark Wood might be another decent pick especially while bowling first.
– Ravichandran Ashwin will be a crucial pick if India opts to bowl second as he can score some decent runs at down the order and extract help from the surface on last two days.
