Key events

4th over: England 31-0 (Duckett 15, Bethell 14) A purr goes round HQ as Bethell plays a classy flash past point. The prowling Kohli can only nod in appreciation as it scorches the turf and whistles past him to the fence. Beaten! Prasidh finally gets one in the right area, angling into Bethell on a good length and then snakes away late, somehow missing the edge and the off bail. Keep it there son.

3rd over: England 27-0 (Duckett 15, Bethell 10) Duckett drives down the ground and Bethell whips off his pads. Two boundaries, decent start for England.

2nd over: England 16-0 (Duckett 10, Bethell 5) Boundaries off Prasidh! He strays onto Duckett’s pads and is pinged away to the square leg boundary twice in the over. The first of which was uppish and just a few yards wide of the fielder. Bethell then spawns an inside edge past the keeper for four more. Lewk in the bewk.

1st over: England 3-0 (Duckett 2, Bethell 1) Loud cheers as Arshdeep steams in from the Pavilion End. Zippy, nippy and movement away from England’s left handed opening pair. Duckett gets off the mark with an angled glide down past point and Bethell clips a single to mid on. Eeeesht! Arshdeep beats Duckett with a ripper that jags away late. Ducky responds with a hack into the off side and he’ll keep strike for the next.

The players line up on the outfield and there is a touching minute of silence for Sir Garry followed by a round of applause.

I had my own brief meeting with the great man a few years back. What a player.

England players observe a minute's silence in honour of Sir Garfield Sobers. Photograph: Gareth Copley/ECB/Getty Images

It’s embarrassing to be hit for a lot of runs off a single over, obviously, but there’s something about the six sixes that welds batter and a bowler together, the failure and the glory forging them for ever.

Sobers’s eyes are misty, swirls of milk in a glass of water. He’s seated, a walking stick leans against his chair. He is immaculately dressed, suit, shirt, slacks. I scan his collar for any sign of the infamous upward tilt, of the cream-coloured boundary antennae he was famous for sporting, but today they are firmly starched in place.”

We’ve got ten minutes before play begins here at Lord’s. Enough time to have a read of these lovely tributes to the great Sir Garfield Sobers who passed away this week.

He was a cavalier in an era when there were so many roundheads on the international circuit. The great West Indies’ sides of his time not only won their fair share of games but they played with a joyous freedom rarely matched by their opponents and this was so often due to the presence of Sobers.

His century in the first innings of the famous tied Test in Brisbane in 1960 set the tone for that epic series. By the time he toured England for a second time in 1963, he was the linchpin of Frank Worrell’s side. When he returned in 1966 as captain, his own staggering performances ensured not just victory, but victory with style and grace.”

Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue

Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav also return for India.

England win the toss and will bat first. No Bumrah for India!

Harry Brook gets the rub of the coin and decides to have first use of a custard cream coloured surface. Josh Tongue is back in for England and India have made three changes - the big news is Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out.

“Jasprit Bumrah had an impact injury on his left knee while fielding in the second ODI in Cardiff. He was not available for selection for the third ODI due to reactive swelling in his left knee.”

Harry Brook of England tosses the coin as India’s Shubman Gill looks on. Photograph: Gareth Copley/ECB/Getty Images

Preamble

Hello and welcome to THE DECIDER.

Lord’s is positively thronging this morning as India and England fans stream in on a sunny Sunday morning with this bilateral ODI series on the line. No seriously, this is a pivotal match for both sides. India are facing the very real prospect of heading home tail well and truly ensconced between legs without a series win on this tour of Ireland and England to their name.

Whisper it, but this could also be Rohit Sharma’s last ever ODI. There are rumblings, rumblings sir. Though the BCCI aren’t having any of that, dismissing any speculation the big man is about to hang up his bat.

England’s ODI powers have been on the wane over the last few years but a series win here for Harry Brook’s men would provide a welcome shot in the arm as they build up towards the World Cup next year.

Plenty to get stuck into then, the toss and teams are imminent and play starts at 11am. Join us!