Plan To Trap India's Young Batsmen, Changes In Playing XI, England's Strategy Revealed

England, which started with a win in the Test series against India, has planned to develop a new strategy. Captain Ben Stokes has also changed the playing eleven under this strategy. Mark Wood has returned to the playing eleven of England in the Rajkot Test. Shoaib Bashir has been dropped to include Mark Wood in the playing eleven.

The third test match between hosts India and England (India vs England) will be played in Rajkot on February 15. After the first two matches of the series, India and England have one win each in their account. Both teams will try to take the lead in the series by winning the third test match. Considering Rajkot's pitch and playing conditions, England is going with two fast bowlers in the third test match.

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The England team had entered the first two test matches with one fast bowler each. Mark Wood played in the first match. James Anderson returned in place of Wood in the second test match. India won the second test, and the player of the match was fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. India had fielded two fast bowlers in the last two matches and benefited from it.

This is also Ben Stokes's 100th test match. Ben Stokes, one of the best all-rounders in the world, is now the captain of England. England plays 'baseball' style cricket under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, which has brought new excitement to the Test match.

England's playing eleven: Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson.