DrVanNostrand
Premiership Player
First Test starts in 2 hours at Ahmedabad, on a brand new track expected to take turn pretty early.
England expected to take in two spinners (Swann, Patel), possibly three (Panesar). Nick Compton to debut in place of the retired Andrew Strauss. Steve Finn out injured, Bresnan is expected to play.
Cook*
Compton
Trott
KP
Bell
Patel
Prior+
Bresnan
Swann
Broad
Anderson
Very long batting linup, Patel is in great form and Broad/Swann would be the best 9 & 10 going around. Don't know how effective Bresnan will be in India conditions. Anderson will be a threat with the new ball, and Broad's bowling is probably the most suited to these conditions of the quicks - although he always finds a way to get belted.
India lineup picks itself. A lot will depend on how England play Ashwin and Ojha, and if the Pakistan series in the UAE is any indication, could be a slaughter. No DRS, however. Umpires are Dar (Pakistan) and Hill (NZ), two of the better ones going around.
Can't see India losing this series, they're strong at home and England are diabolical in the subcontinent. 2-0 India's way I'll say.
India squad
MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, AB Dinda, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, PP Ojha, CA Pujara, AM Rahane, V Sehwag, I Sharma, SR Tendulkar, M Vijay, UT Yadav, Yuvraj Singh
England squad
AN Cook*, JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, IR Bell, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, NRD Compton, ST Finn, SC Meaker, EJG Morgan, G Onions, MS Panesar, SR Patel, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior†, JE Root, GP Swann, IJL Trott
England expected to take in two spinners (Swann, Patel), possibly three (Panesar). Nick Compton to debut in place of the retired Andrew Strauss. Steve Finn out injured, Bresnan is expected to play.
Cook*
Compton
Trott
KP
Bell
Patel
Prior+
Bresnan
Swann
Broad
Anderson
Very long batting linup, Patel is in great form and Broad/Swann would be the best 9 & 10 going around. Don't know how effective Bresnan will be in India conditions. Anderson will be a threat with the new ball, and Broad's bowling is probably the most suited to these conditions of the quicks - although he always finds a way to get belted.
India lineup picks itself. A lot will depend on how England play Ashwin and Ojha, and if the Pakistan series in the UAE is any indication, could be a slaughter. No DRS, however. Umpires are Dar (Pakistan) and Hill (NZ), two of the better ones going around.
Can't see India losing this series, they're strong at home and England are diabolical in the subcontinent. 2-0 India's way I'll say.