Injuries in the squad prevented England from training ahead of the last two One Day Internationals against India, coach Brendon McCullum said following criticism of their preparation for the series which they lost 3-0.

England skipper Jos Buttler has won the toss for the third consecutive match and this time elected to bowl in the third one-day cricket international against India.

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England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday.

Virat Kohli has returned from a knee injury as England won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second ODI at the Barabati Stadium.

The three-match series that gets underway in Nagpur on Thursday will be the final ODIs for India as well as England ahead of the Champions Trophy, meaning both teams will be looking to finalise their ideal playing XI and fine-tune their strategies for the mega event over the course of the next one week.

Hello and welcome to another day of cricket! It's a sombre one, if you ask me, considering the news BCCI dropped last night about Jasprit Bumrah. But life must move on. That's the motto Team India would be eager to inculcate when they take on England in the final ODI of the series.