The 22-year-old wicketkeeper batter from Uttar Pradesh was a surprise name on the list when the BCCI announced a squad for the first two Test matches against England on Friday. But Jurel boasts impressive numbers in domestic cricket and IPL to justify his selection.
"India can produce different pitches: it doesn't have to turn. We've seen how potent their seam attack has been recently. I'm sure the pitches will turn: it's whether or not they'll turn from day one, which potentially negates a bit of their strength in their seam," Bairstow said.
After an abysmal performance in the recent ODI World Cup 2023, the Jos Buttler-led England side suffered a 3-2 T20I series defeat against West Indies on Friday in a big blow to their preparations for the next year's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean nation and USA.
England came roaring back into the series with a convincing seven-wicket win at St. George's in Grenada as Phil Salt and Harry Brook dazzled with the bat and helped the visitors script the highest successful T20I run chase in the Caribbean.
England are currently on their white-ball tour of the Caribbean and are done with the ODI leg of the series. The scoreline of the ongoing five-match T20I series is 2-1 with the West Indies leading.
Star allrounder Andre Russell leaked runs at an alarming rate for the West Indies in Grenada on Thursday. He conceded 66 runs in his quota of four overs but bowlers like Akeal Hosein (2/24) and Alzarri Joseph (3/39) turned things around for the hosts.
England announced a 16-strong squad for a five-match Test series against India in January 2024. Ben Stokes, who recently underwent knee surgery, will come back with the series as the ECB has added three uncapped players to the squad, including pacer Gus Atkinson.
Matthew Forde and Romario Shepherd dazzled brightly for the Men in Maroon in the series decider at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Forde was playing in his first game for the West Indies across formats.
England levelled the three-match away series with a dominating six-wicket win while chasing a 203-run target and now enter the last game at Barbados' iconic Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Teams batting first have won only 22 of 51 ODI matches played at this venue.
"Emma Lamb has been withdrawn from the England Women Test squad to play India due to a back problem. Lamb has returned home to the UK where she will see a spinal surgeon to determine next steps,” ECB said in a statement.
West Indies will host England in a pre-Christmas white-ball assignment featuring three ODIs and five T20Is starting December 3 in Antigua. While the focus will be on T20Is given the upcoming T20 World Cup but both teams will hope to find their mojo back in the 50-over format.
Jos Buttler is England's fifth-leading run-getter in ODI cricket behind Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood. He has notched up 4961 runs in 178 games for the Three Lions.
England endured a horrendous campaign during World Cup 2023 as they finished seventh on the points table after the end of the round-robin stage. Jos Buttler wasn't able to score much and that dented his confidence.
England will begin their white-ball reset after the World Cup 2023 debacle against the West Indies with an eight-match assignment including three ODIs and five T20Is. West Indies, on the other hand, will be looking to prove a point after having missed the World Cup but will be confident for T20Is.
Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have slammed Cricket West Indies for their team selection for the upcoming ODI series against England. Darren Bravo has not been picked for the series despite his impressive batting numbers during the Super 50 Cup.
Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow registered brilliant fifties to help England score 337 runs while batting first in Kolkata. Then spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali bowled impressive spells to help England secure the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualification.
The defending champions England scored 337 runs while batting first at Kolkata's Eden Gardens and put Pakistan in a near-impossible task to chase the target in just 6.4 overs in the hope of qualifying for the World Cup 2023 semifinals.
ENG vs PAK Pitch Report: England are currently placed in the seventh spot in the World Cup 2023 points table and looking to finish in the top seven to secure the ICC Champions Trophy 2024 qualification. Pakistan are heading for a near-impossible task to secure a semifinal berth on Saturday.
World Cup 2023 Points Table: England registered their only second win of the tournament by beating Netherlands by 160 runs and jumped to seventh position in the standings. Netherlands slipped to the bottom and witnessed the end of their hopes for the semifinal.
The star all-rounder Ben Stokes registered his maiden World Cup century to help England post a total of 339 runs while batting first against Netherlands at Pune Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. In-form Dawid Malan and pacer David Wiley also shone for the Three Lions.
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