Jacob Bethell to open batting in England vs India first ODI at Edgbaston as hosts name team ahead of series opener | Cricket News
Jacob Bethell will open the batting for England in their opening one-day international against India at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
Bethell will partner Ben Duckett at the top order, who along with Joe Root are the only two new faces from the team that secured a 4-0 T20 series win over the same opponents on Saturday as they rose to the top of the format’s world rankings.
Duckett comes in for Phil Salt while Root replaces Tom Banton. The bowling attack again consists of Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue as the pace-bowling options, alongside spinners Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson and Will Jacks, who fills one of the all-rounder roles alongside left-arm seamer Sam Curran.
Jos Buttler is set to make his 200th ODI appearance for England in the series opener, with Harry Brook again captaining the team.
England XI to face India: Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wkt), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid.
