England name unchanged team for pivotal third T20 against India - as Brendon McCullum retains his faith in pace despite back-to-back losses
England name unchanged team for pivotal third T20 against India - as Brendon McCullum retains his faith in pace despite back-to-back losses
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England are retaining their faith in pace getting them back into the Twenty20 series against India after naming an unchanged team for tomorrow’s pivotal third match. India used five spinners when they went 2-0 up in a nailbiter in Chennai on Saturday, but England coach Brendon McCullum is intent on sticking to his own squad’s strengths.
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That means the 90-mile-per-hour pair of Mark Wood and Jofra Archer will be supported by seam-bowling all-rounders Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton, with Adil Rashid the only frontline spinner. Jacob Bethell, absent at the weekend through illness, is fit again but Jamie Smith retains his place at No 6, meaning Liam Livingstone’s mixture of leg and off-breaks represent England’s only other bowling option.
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England must win here - against a team that has lost just four its most recent 39 completed matches - to keep the series alive. England have name an unchanged team for Tuesday's pivotal third Twenty20 against India. Brendon McCullum has chosen to keep faith with his pace-heavy attack despite two defeats.
