Trent Bridge, Aug 4 (UNI) England skipper Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test of the five-match series, here on Wednesday.
For England wicketkeeper batsman Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Sam Curran are in the playing eleven while spinner Jack Leach misses out.
India's bowling combination is Bumrah, Shami, Thakur, Siraj and Jadeja. In batting department KL Rahul will open along with Rohit Sharma.
Visitors kept seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin out of the playing XI to shore up their batting.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
England : Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
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