Probable XI –
England –
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood / Craig Overton, Ollie Edward Robinson, James Anderson
India –
Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma / Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Joe Root(C)
3. Dawid Malan
4. Virat Kohli(VC)
5. Rohit Sharma
6. Cheteshwar Pujara
7. Sam Curran
8. James Anderson
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Mohammad Shami
– Going heavy on India as they have a strong side to win this encounter.
– Joe Root looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form and good numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Backing up Virat Kohli to do well as he has averaged 60 & 44 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Can take Lokesh Rahul at the place of Cheteshwar Pujara to stay at a safer side.
– Going heavy on pacers again as pitch at Leeds is expected to assist them.
– Can take anyone from Ishant or Shardul whoever plays at the place of Mohammad Siraj.
– Expecting Malan to score good amount of runs as he has averaged 67 in approx 10 matches at this venue.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Dawid Malan
3. Joe Root
4. Cheteshwar Pujara
5. Virat Kohli
6. Ajinkya Rahane
7. Sam Curran
8. Moeen Ali
9. James Anderson(C)
10. Jasprit Bumrah(VC)
11. Mohammad Shami
– Going with a balanced combination of 6-5 in favour of England as they might do well in this match.
– Bairstow and Moeen can play the savior role in both the innings if openers of England depart early.
– Dropped both Rohit and Rahul as they might not go big in two consecutive matches.
– Taking punt on Rahane and Pujara who will be crucial if openers of India doesn’t do well.
– Anderson and Bumrah looks other safe C/VC picks as they can get enough wickets at this pace favoured surface.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Jos Buttler
3. Dawid Malan(C)
4. Joe Root
5. Ajinkya Rahane(VC)
6. Virat Kohli
7. Sam Curran
8. Ollie Robinson
9. James Anderson
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Mohammad Shami
– Expecting English team to dominate over the opponent so going heavy on them.
– Dawid Malan looks an open captain choice as he might go big considering his good numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Ajinkya Rahane can play a top knock if top order of Indian team doesn’t do well.
– Expecting both Buttler and Bairstow to play crucial knocks in both the innings of this game.
– Shardul and Shami has the potential to score decent amount of runs and take wickets in any condition.
