The death bowling is usually fine so not too worried about that. Don't forget we have a guy in the team for that specific job.
Do feel that we're short a top bowler though.
England in India 2021
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Do feel that we're short a top bowler though.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...-up-on-england-s-world-cup-contenders-1255215
Would agree with all of this. Think S Curran will keep his place but not sure about the rest.
Would agree with all of this. Think S Curran will keep his place but not sure about the rest.
Unlike India though the bench strength isn't as strong and so the idea of replacing these guys seems easier than the actual process of replacing them.
The bench strength is just as strong as India's if not more so.
Not true actually. I would fancy England against anyone at the world cup but apart from Hales I don't think that people outside the 11 are that good . Moeen is very up & down specially if he has to bat in the lower order . There is no other spin option that is good . Tom Curran has struggled for a while now as has Jordan but again not a lot of other great options . I like Sam billings but he is the only right handed option England have for the lower middle order
You know what Dinesh Karthik is a very good pundit, he's right that England should drop Malan and move Stokes to 3 and play Billings in the lower middle order for the final T20. They won't do it though, they'll try to show faith in Malan.
Would imagine Malan is already on thin ice actually. The fact that Morgan called him out after getting that 100 in New Zealand suggests he might not be the most popular guy with the management.
And yes I agree, DK is excellent.
England win the toss.
And bowling first obviously.
England have been amazingly lucky as far as toss is concerned. Huge advantage when it's a dew and flat pitch.
Think India would've won the series if we had won three out of four tosses.
Think India would've won the series if we had won three out of four tosses.
Nice line up for India. I would have given tewatia a chance instead of sundar. Tewatia a better batsmen than sundar in t20 formats and can bowl well too.
I think England might still have beaten India in the first T20 even if they lost the toss. The make up of that India side wasn't great but since SKY and Ishan have come in, they have helped India significantly.
Kohli should send someone else for toss 
Good to see England using their full squad in these T20's...
Shithouses.
Shithouses.
India have aced the selection today but their overall methods have been so weird . They have found good players but overall in terms of roles they are even more confused than they were at the start
Obvious change was Topley for Jordan. What's the point of these lads if we don't play them.
India will win this and big.
India will win this and big.
Moving Kishan down the order when he flourished opening was strange.
Ishan deserved a hit surely..
Still think KL will open in World Cup. But this lineup is best use of all talents available. With Jadeja and Bumrah is still to come, this must be strongest Indian lineup for T20 with available players
Still not completely recovered from groin injury.
Yes jadeja instead of Sundar and bumrah instead of nattu or shardul (although his batting is looking like an asset) and we will look good.
Yeah slightly surprised they've flown a whole team out there to live in the bubble and not given many of them a game.
A lot the pre world cup talk was about building bench strength, but Morgan seems to have become a bit more cliquey since.
Think our batting is light today..
Poor review that nowhere near at all.
Belter of a pitch this. 200+ plays 200+, I reckon.
Certainly looking like it at this rate, Does not look good for ENG at all.
It's the same pitch which was used for 2nd T20.
Slower balls are the trick. Wood archer were just trying to bowl quick especially wood. Feel indian bowlers will enjoy bowling.
Rohit ruins a good over for England
Yeah, I know, and it's coming onto the bat considerably better than it did then.
That was an excellent over by Jordan..almost.
What a shot!
What a player Rohit is in full flow. 
Rohit is ridiculous
Rohit on fire
Looks a slow ball pitch.
Stokes with a massive break through
T20 is definitely the only form of the game where I'm a bit dissapointed when an opposition batsman going that well gets out
Looked like that might have kept a bit low, too.
Looked like that might have kept a bit low, too.
Don't think even England can chase this down
Cutters have been the only ball that's worked a bit but England have no control with the cutters