England vs India 1st ODI: India has not included Kuldeep Yadav in the playing eleven. Arshdeep Singh is also out. Six-and-a-half-foot-tall Gurnur Brar has been selected.

England won the toss in the first ODI and decided to bat first.

In the first ODI being played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat first. Team India will bowl first. Young fast bowler Gurnur Brar has been named in the Indian squad. At six and a half feet tall, he will be a significant asset in English conditions. Shivam Dube has also been included in the playing eleven. However, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh are omitted.

England have a dangerous record at Edgbaston.

England has won its last seven matches at Edgbaston Stadium. The last time the English team was defeated here was by Team India. In 2014, India defeated England by nine wickets on this very ground, and since then, the English team has never lost at this ground. This is England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler's 200th match. He has become the second batsman to play 200 ODIs for England.

India has 6 bowling options.

Team India has a total of six bowling options. Gurnur Brar, Jasprit Bumrah , and Prasidh Krishna are the three main fast bowlers. Shivam Dube also plays as a medium pacer. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel are the two spinners. England also fielded three fast bowlers and two spinners. Will Jacks is the sixth bowling option.

England's playing XI - Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brooke (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue and Adil Rashid

India's playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli , Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnur Brar, Jasprit Bumrah , Prasidh Krishna