England Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday named the taking part in eleven for the third Test match towards India in Rajkot, as pacer Mark Wood changed Shoaib Bashir within the taking part in squad.
“The Three Lions have made one change with Mark Wood replacing Shoaib Bashir,” the assertion from ECB stated. (IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Ravindra Jadeja Feels England Are Not Difficult Side To Beat; Says Rajkot Pitch Will Be Flat)
Skipper Ben Stokes will play his a hundredth Test match for England at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
“Captain Ben Stokes is set to make his 100th Test appearance in Rajkot,” it added.
ENGLAND taking part in XI for Rajkot Test Â
 Mark Wood replaces Shoaib Bashir.
 England will go along with two pacers in Rajkot.
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (Wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson. pic.twitter.com/YMa0BLMDTE
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The sequence is at the moment stage 1-1. After a 28-run loss within the first Hyderabad Test, India received the second Test at Visakhapatnam by 106 runs. Recapping the second Test match, good bowling spells from Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India overcome a combating England as they levelled the five-match sequence 1-1.
England began the second session of day 4 at 194/6, with skipper Stokes joined by wicketkeeper-batter Ben Foakes.
A boundary by Foakes to Bumrah helped England attain the 200-run mark in 46.1 overs. But catastrophe struck for England earlier than they may have an enormous partnership. Some lazy working between the wickets bought skipper Stokes out for simply 11 runs. Shreyas Iyer’s outstanding effort noticed him help India in eradicating England’s disaster man, decreasing them to 220/7.
Bumrah bought the ultimate wicket, cleansing up Hartley for 36. England had been bundled out for 292 and misplaced by 106 runs.
The third Test will start on February 15 in Rajkot whereas the fourth Test kickstarts in Ranchi on February 23 The fifth and last Test of the sequence shall be performed in Dharamsala from March 7.
England’s Playing Eleven: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson. (With ANI inputs)
