[u]England[/u]
The home side could give Twenty20 debuts to Alex Hales, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes. Hales, an elegant opener, has long been earmarked for international recognition. Buttler is a biffer who has impressed for Somerset while Stokes is a stocky allrounder from Durham.
The side will be led by Stuart Broad. In terms of a captain match bet against MS Dhoni, it is no contest. We should expect some odd decisions from Broad, who has an awful lot to learn.
[u]India[/u]
There is no Virender Sehwag or Ishant Sharma for India but Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are available. Praveen Kumar and RP Singh could form a handy new-ball attack.
[u]Venue and conditions
[/u]Old Trafford has a reputation for pace and bounce, qualities which are unlikely to bring the best out of the...