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The Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav says the wicket looks a bit sticky. The dew should help the ball skid on when India bat. Jos Buttler would also have fielded first.
England named their team early, as is Baz’s wont. It’s seriously exciting – possibly a bit too exciting, because on a bad day that pace attack will go the distance.
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