England have named an unchanged workforce for Tuesday’s must-win T20 worldwide towards India in Rajkot, the place defeat would see the hosts wrap up the sequence.
Jos Buttler’s aspect are 2-0 down within the five-match sequence, having been thrashed by seven wickets in Wednesday’s opener earlier than a nail-biting two-wicket defeat in Chennai on Saturday.
Carse retains his place after changing Gus Atkinson within the second T20I, the place he scored 31 off 17 deliveries earlier than taking 3-29 to stall India’s run chase.
Smith additionally stays within the beginning XI after making his debut on Saturday, when Jacob Bethell was dominated out because of sickness, with England additionally sticking with a pace-heavy bowling assault that features Archer and Wooden.
England’s line-up for third Take a look at 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 Wooden
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Carse assured of England sequence comeback
England haven’t any room for manoeuvre if they’re to provide Brendon McCullum a profitable begin to life as all-format head coach however Carse stays bullish and believes there’s extra to return from the vacationers.
When requested whether or not he nonetheless feels England can win the remaining three matches and the sequence, Carse mentioned after Saturday’s defeat: “Yeah, in fact, 100 per cent.
England’s Brydon Carse took 3-29 win in Saturday’s defeat
“It’s pretty evident that the performance was a lot better than the other night but we haven’t put a complete performance in. It’s quite exciting to see where we can get to over these next few games.
“I felt like we received an honest rating on the board and we stored on taking wickets all through the sport. Credit score goes to Tilak, he performed a really mature and good innings and in the end he was the distinction of their aspect.”
England in India – results and fixtures
All times UK and Ireland
- First T20: Wednesday January 22 – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by seven wickets
- Second T20: Saturday January 25 – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – India won by two wickets
- Third T20: Tuesday January 28 (1.30pm) – Niranjan 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 (8am) – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Second ODI: Sunday February 9 (8am) – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Third ODI: Wednesday February 12 (8am) – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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