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Message: [QUOTE="Sproj, post: 2793515, member: 8423"] The reality is, this team is going to struggle. Everyone struggles in India, so it will be no surprise that these guys will either. I actually don't think England's idea of so many all rounders was so bad. The problem is, they didn't have greats in those positions and that's what you need against this current Indian side. Their batting line up is supremely daunting. Their top six are freaks who all bat long and hard. Then they have Ashwin and Jadeja at 7/8 or 8/9 who are both genuine all-rounders who could play as batsmen in their own right. Even their number 10 and 11 are usually quite handy with the bat. Their batting will allow them to chase almost any score. On top of that, Ashwin and Jadeja can bowl long and well. Get through them, you have a chance as they drop away somewhat but that is easier said than done. The key is to make them bowl long from the very first test to drain them for tests three and four. The side I'd go with for the first test is controversial but here it is: 1. Warner 2. Renshaw 3. Khawaja 4. Smith (c) 5. Maxwell 6. S.Marsh 7. Handscomb (wk) 8. Starc 9. SOK 10. Hazlewood 11. Lyon [/QUOTE]

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