ENG vs IND 3rd ODI: 3 changes India should make to win series decider at Lord's

India were beaten by England in the second ODI at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, with the hosts levelling the series at 1-1. Being put into bat first, the visitors were bundled out for 233, slipping away from a dominant position of 178 for 4. They failed to defend the total, with Joe Root scoring an unbeaten 99 to take his team home with four wickets in hand.

India suffered a significant collapse in the middle order, where they lost their last six wickets for just 55 runs. Batters from number 6 to number 9 were all dismissed for single-digit scores, unable to move the scoreboard much. With the third ODI set to take place at Lord's on July 19, we look at changes the team could make to pick up a win and seal the series.

Gurnoor Brar has established himself as one of the most exciting pace-bowling talents coming out of India, becoming a regular feature across the ODI teams. The tall seamer from Punjab has excelled with his hit-the-deck abilities and has picked up four wickets in the two games. In both games, however, Brar has gone at an economy of over six runs per over and has given a few runs away.

Introducing Arshdeep Singh to the playing XI in place of Brar would be a wise move, with Arshdeep's left-arm angle offering a different point to the attack with the ball. The duties of the hit-the-deck bowler can be fulfilled by Prasidh Krishna, and on a Lord's wicket which has favoured bowling teams, Arshdeep's swing and seam could provide benficial.