India vs England: Jos Buttler unchanged for must win third t20i to keep series hopes alive | Cricket news
England have named an unchanged squad for Tuesdays winner-takes-all T20 International against India in Rajkot, where defeat would see the hosts end the series.
Jos Buttler’s side are 2-0 down in the five-match series, broken by seven hickets on wednesday opener before nail biting Defeat by two wickets in Chennai on Saturday.
England Line-up for Third Test vs India: 1. Ben Duckett, 2. Phil Salt (WK), 3. Jos Buttler (C), 4. Harry Brook, 5. Liam Livingstone, 6. Jamie Smith, 7. Jamie Overton, 8. Brydon Carse, 9. Jofra Archer , 10. Adil Rashid, 11. Mark Wood
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Carse confident in the return of the England series
England have no room to maneuver if they are to give Brendon McCullum a winning start to life as head coach of all formats, but Carse remains bullish and believes there is more to come from the tourists.
Asked if he still felt England could win the remaining three matches and the series, Carse said after Saturday’s defeat: “Yes, of course, 100 per cent.
“It’s pretty obvious that the performance was a lot better than the other night, but we didn’t have a complete performance. It’s pretty exciting to see where we can go in the next few games.
“I felt like we got a decent score on the board and we kept taking wickets throughout the game. Credit goes to Tilak, he played a very mature and smart innings and was the difference in their side at the end.”
England in India – Results and Knots
All times Great Britain and Ireland
- First T20: Wednesday 22 January – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India took seven wickets
- Second T20: Saturday 25th January – Ma Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – India took two wickets
- Third T20: Tuesday, January 28 (1:30 p.m.) – Niranan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
- Fourth T20: Friday January 31 (1.30pm) – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Fifth T20: Sunday February 2 (1.30pm) – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First ODI: Thursday February 6 (8:00 AM) – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Other ODIs: Sunday February 9 (8:00 AM) – Barabatija Stadium, Cuttack
- Third ODI: Wednesday February 12 (8:00 AM) – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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