England have named an unchanged team for Tuesday’s must-win T20 international against India in Rajkot, where defeat would see the hosts wrap up the series.
Jos Buttler’s side are 2-0 down in the five-match series, having been thrashed by seven wickets in Wednesday’s opener before a nail-biting two-wicket defeat in Chennai on Saturday.
Carse retains his place after replacing Gus Atkinson in the second T20I, where he scored 31 off 17 deliveries before taking 3-29 to stall India’s run chase.
Smith also stays in the starting XI after making his debut on Saturday, when Jacob Bethell was ruled out due to illness, with England also sticking with a pace-heavy bowling attack that includes Archer and Wood.
England’s line-up for third Test vs India: 1. Ben Duckett, 2. Phil Salt (WK), 3. Jos Buttler (c), 4. Harry Brook, 5. Liam Livingstone, 6. Jamie Smith, 7. Jamie Overton, 8. Brydon Carse, 9. Jofra Archer, 10. Adil Rashid, 11. Mark Wood
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Carse confident of England series comeback
England have no room for manoeuvre if they are to give Brendon McCullum a winning start to life as all-format head coach but Carse remains bullish and believes there is more to come from the tourists.
When asked whether he still feels England can win the remaining three matches and the series, Carse said after Saturday’s defeat: “Yeah, of course, 100 per cent.
England’s Brydon Carse took 3-29 win in Saturday’s defeat
“It’s pretty evident that the performance was a lot better than the other night but we haven’t put a complete performance in. It’s quite exciting to see where we can get to over these next few games.
“I felt like we got a decent score on the board and we kept on taking wickets throughout the game. Credit goes to Tilak, he played a very mature and smart innings and ultimately he was the difference in their side.”
England in India – results and fixtures
All times UK and Ireland
- First T20: Wednesday January 22 – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by seven wickets
- Second T20: Saturday January 25 – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – India won by two wickets
- Third T20: Tuesday January 28 (1.30pm) – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
- Fourth T20: Friday January 31 (1.30pm) – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Fifth T20: Sunday February 2 (1.30pm) – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First ODI: Thursday February 6 (8am) – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Second ODI: Sunday February 9 (8am) – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Third ODI: Wednesday February 12 (8am) – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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