Following India's crushing 317 run win in the 2nd Test at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai the action moves to Ahmedabad for the Day/Night 3rd Test.
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| The 110,000 capacity Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. |
England are rumoured to have dropped Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence in favour of Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow, although it is unclear if Bairstow or Crawley will open and which will replace Lawrence at 3.
Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope will stay at 4, 5 and 6 with Ben Foakes remaining as wicket keeper. The bowling attack is likely to feature Jimmy Anderson, Jofra Archer and Jack Leach and they will be joined by two of Chris Woakes, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad and Olly Stone.
India are likely to make just the one change from Chennai with Jasprit Bumrah replacing Kuldeep Yadav. Ishant Sharma is expected to make his 100th appearance for India in Test cricket.
The wicket at the impressive Motera Stadium is expected to be less spin friendly than the wicket for the 2nd Test in Chennai but it is believed it will still offer assistance for the slower bowlers.
The SG pink ball will be used for only the 2nd time, following it's use in the Day/Night Test between India & Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2019.
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| The wicket for the 3rd Test |
Expected Line-ups
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