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Thing is, England are plenty good enough to win this – in theory. All it takes is one knock from one of their many ludicrous matchwinners and they’re right there, but if they get a going-over when bowling, that’ll feel even less unlikely than it seems now. If they can keep India to 320ish, they’ll fancy it, but if they need to do something silly just to stick in the match, I’d not be shocked if they were skittled in 30 overs.
I look at that England attack and I’m concerned. If Stokes could bowl, the balance would be pretty good, but without him it looks a little light, and another pace option would be helpful.
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