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Nottingham, Aug 30 : Third One-day international between India and England at Nottingham'

India have won the toss and have opted to field

Cook: 'It is an early morning start. Steven Finn comes back for Jordan. He has had some good results for Middlesex. A fully fit and firing Finn is a good addition to the team. Leaving Gurney out was a tough call.'

Dhoni: 'We are looking to bowl first. It is an early morning start. Conditions won't change much. Rohit is out. Rayudu will bat in the middle order. Rahane will open the batting. We have exploited the conditions well. We have to bowl well in partnerships.

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Alex Hales, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, James Tredwell, Steven Finn, James Anderson

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma

Pitch report: 'The wicket will have a little more pace. I think there will be a little bit of movement early on for the pacers. There won't be much turn for the spinners. It is definitely an improvement over the Test wicket. Not knowing what a good score is, may play a part in the toss. Considering the overcast conditions, one would want to bowl first' reckons Isa Guha

Steven Finn is seen marking his run-up. Will he pip Gurney to break into the English XI? Live pictures also show that conditions are overcast. The rain is expected to arrive at 5:00PM BST

In the recent past, TB has dished out good batting tracks. In fact, the track for the first Test match played between England and India turned out to be a featherbed.

Check out Gautam Bhimani's overnight tweet: Heavy rain in Nottingham this evening. Cleared now. More expected tomorrow. Not a washout but possible interrupted game. #EngvsInd

Weather watch: Some showers have been forecast in the late evening at Nottingham. It rained overnight as well.
Yes, the Jaddu-Jimmy sub-plot spices things up further.

'The Indian management had pressed ahead in their bid to get the fast bowler banned for allegedly pushing Jadeja, so much so that they lost focus on the task at hand and lost the series 1-3 despite taking a 1-0 lead. As the two teams walk through that infamous narrow corridor of the pavilion at Trent Bridge, they will feel differently about that episode. India will feel that they have a point to prove. The format has changed, and as was apparent in Cardiff, they clearly hold the edge over England in limited-overs cricket' writes Suresh Ivaturi for the New Indian Express.
'For the subsequent four days, the left-hander would end up facing thousands of serves directed at his ribs and head without a helmet. And the hours of enduring this unconventional practice routine would eventually culminate in Raina producing a 75-ball century at Cardiff on Wednesday.'

He goes on, 'TUCKED away in a corner of Shivaji Park, the cricket mecca of Mumbai, are a bunch of inconspicuous tennis courts. In mid-August, it's here that Pravin Amre would discover the remedy for Suresh Raina's prolonged battle against the short-ball - the man with the fastest serve at the Gymkhana.'

Devendra Pandey's piece for the Indian Express wears the headline: 'Pravin Amre serves Suresh Raina the short-ball remedy'

'I'm 100 percent behind him as Test captain. But, in one-day cricket, you should pick your 11 best players and choose your captain from there and I don't think he is one of the best 11 players.' wrote the former England off-spinner.'
Swann added, 'I don't want him to be part of it. This is not a witch-hunt against 'Cookie' and I'm still a huge supporter of his captaincy in Test cricket. But, in one-day matches, I want England to play the exciting cricket they promised six months ago when Peter Moores took over as head coach. We're happy to tootle along in a two-litre diesel in a Formula One race.'

'Real mates are honest with each other. I'm no longer in the England dressing room and it is my job now as a pundit to give my honest thoughts. I think being one-day captain is a poisoned chalice for him. He just doesn't need the job. The cricket England are playing in 50-over cricket is outdated and I fear it will be a painful winter for the team.'
Graeme Swann, writing for the Sun, continues to fire barbs at the English ODI set-up.

'Jordan, in particular, looked a shadow of the bowler who dismantled Sri Lanka at Old Trafford back in May. International cricket has gradually become a struggle for him since then and his confused run-up is leading to other difficulties. He has now bowled 61 wides in his 122 overs in one-day internationals, which works out at 8.33 wides per 100 balls, 2.5 more than anybody else who has played for England.'