England on Wednesday introduced quick bowler Mark Wooden into its taking part in XI for the third Check towards India, opting to go along with two seamers for the primary time within the collection.
Wooden regained his place within the squad after England determined to alter the three-spinners-and-one-seamer mixture they’ve used to date within the five-match collection, at present tied 1-1.
Wooden, 34, performed because the solitary seamer within the first Check earlier than being changed by James Anderson for the second match.
Spinner Shoaib Bashir will sit out the third Check beginning Thursday on a green-tinged Rajkot wicket that’s prone to help the pacers.
Bashir’s spin associate Rehan Ahmed, 19, stored his place within the line-up after resolving minor visa points.
Ahmed, 19, had a single-entrance visa that expired as soon as he left for England’s mid-series break within the United Arab Emirates.
He was initially stopped on the airport upon the crew’s return to India on Monday however was granted a short lived visa whereas authorities resolved the difficulty.
Ahmed, England’s youngest cricketer in all three codecs, has taken eight wickets within the collection at a median of 36.37.
The Rajkot recreation will see England skipper Ben Stokes play his one hundredth Check, the sixteenth England cricketer to realize the feat.
England taking part in 11
1. Zak Crawley, 2. Ben Duckett, 3. Ollie Pope, 4. Joe Root, 5. Jonny Bairstow, 6. Ben Stokes (C), 7. Ben Foakes, 8. Rehan Ahmed, 9. Tom Hartley, 10. Mark Wooden, 11. James Anderson
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