3rd Test (Lord’s) - 10 July to 14 July

[silentstriker]

What’s the selection for both teams?

For India, Bumrah and Deep to open bowling, given Deeps penchant for new ball wickets, with Siraj first change?

Rest of attack an open question given spinners don’t do great here overall. Jadeja plays given his batting and his history - he should get the series to find his form with the ball. So that leaves maybe one more spot - Sundar for batting/spin vs Reddy for batting/pace? Or just play a proper spinner in Yadav?

I think India need to start with bowling attack best able to take twenty wickets and fill in the rest from there. Rahul, Jaiswal, Gill, Pant pick themselves as well. So that’s eight players out of eleven definitely set.

I say bring Jurel. Yadav for Reddy. Go with a bowling lineup of Bumrah, Deep, Siraj, Yadav, Jadeja. Though you can convince me of Arshdeep as well instead of Yadav.

 

[Thala_0710]

What I want to see happen:
Jaiswal
Rahul
Nair
Gill*
Pant
Jurel+
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Akashdeep
Bumrah
Siraj

What will actually happen:
Jaiswal
Rahul
Nair/Sai
Gill*
Pant+
Reddy
Jadeja
Sundar
Akashdeep
Bumrah
Siraj

 

[Johan]

Jofra coming in for the injured Carse, someone in for Tongue too, maybe Gus?

 

[govinda indian fan]

What I want to see happen:
Jaiswal
Rahul
Nair
Gill*
Pant
Jurel+
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Akashdeep
Bumrah
Siraj

What will actually happen:
Jaiswal
Rahul
Nair/Sai
Gill*
Pant+
Reddy
Jadeja
Sundar
Akashdeep
Bumrah
Siraj

Jurel should ideally take over gloves but reddy can be third seamer if god frobid any bowler gets injured midway

 

[govinda indian fan]

Jofra coming in for the injured Carse, someone in for Tongue too, maybe Gus?

Woakes averages 81 with ball this series. Atlest tounge highest wicket taker of series

 

[Calm_profit]

Crawley,Pope(who is just a one match wonder),Woakes and Bashir must be dropped.
Carse should be rested.

 

[silentstriker]

Jurel should ideally take over gloves but reddy can be third seamer if god frobid any bowler gets injured midway

If you have Siraj, Deep and Bumrah, you have enough - esp if you have Jadeja and Yadav to eat up a lot of overs in case of injury to one of the three quicks.

 

[centurymaker]

Only Bumrah will come in. I doubt India will make any other change. Gambhir and Gill are both conservative leaders, they like to bat deep. So rest of the XI stays the same (given they won with this combination).

England on the other hand will replace Carse and Tongue for Atkinson and Archer. Thats it. Bowling attack will do much better.

Since England announce their team beforehand, India will stick to batting till no.8 even more, just to have more buffer against a better looking Eng attack, plus lords.

 

[CricAddict]

Duckett
Bethell
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Smith
Woakes
Atkinson
Carse
Archer

5 genuine pace options, 2 spin options if required in Root and Bethell and batting till 11. This should be the lineup that England should go with for Lord's.

Jaiswal
Rahul
Nair
Gill
Pant
Jurel (wk)
Jadeja
Sundar
Deep
Bumrah
Siraj

With the team winning the second test, I won't want to make too many changes to it, especially those who contributed to the win. Just Bumrah and Jurel in for Prasidh and NKR who were non-factors in this test. Jurel strengthens both batting and keeping. I will give Nair one more test before drafting Easwaran in if he fails again.

 

[silentstriker]

Both Atkinson and Archer is crazy given both are coming off injuries.

 

[CricAddict]

Both Atkinson and Archer is crazy given both are coming off injuries.

Carse is nursing an injury too. And these are their best 3 pacers. If unfit, leave them out. Else, all 3 should play.

 

[centurymaker]

Atkinson had long net sessions in the gap between the 1st and 2nd test. So he's been ready. I presume Archer is too. Both should and will play.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Woakes averages 81 with ball this series. Atlest tounge highest wicket taker of series

Woakes is paying tribute to Anderson's farewell series vs us in 2023.

 

[chris.hinton]

England could do this

Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Smith, Bethell, Stokes, Woakes, Archer, Atkinson

 

[chris.hinton]

India should make one change. Bumrah for Siraj

 

[govinda indian fan]

India should make one change. Bumrah for Siraj

You want prasidh to play of course thats every English fan's wish

 

[CricAddict]

Just saw Baz interview. He more or less said that Bashir and Archer would play and the batting lineup would be untouched. 2 of the 3 pacers of previous test will play based on who recovers better. So, only one change in England squad for Lord's. Archer coming in for one of the pacers.

 

[Daemon]

Depending on what the wicket looks like I think they’ll go with 5 bowlers this time. I think Sundar will keep his spot and Kuldeep won’t play.

 

[Johan]

Woakes–Archer–Gus–Carse–Bashir sounds good

 

[centurymaker]

Just saw Baz interview. He more or less said that Bashir and Archer would play and the batting lineup would be untouched. 2 of the 3 pacers of previous test will play based on who recovers better. So, only one change in England squad for Lord's. Archer coming in for one of the pacers.

Atkinson will play too.
Only Woakes will be retained from the three seamers that played in 2nd test