Injuries in the squad prevented England from training ahead of the last two One Day Internationals against India, coach Brendon McCullum said following criticism of their preparation for the series which they lost 3-0.

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England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday.

England head coach Brendon McCullum dismissed all the rumours of his side not practising enough during the white-ball tour against India. He called such claims factually incorrect. The former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum opened up on the criticism that emerged during the TV commentary for the third ODI.

Ravi Shastri, who was on commentary during the 3rd ODI revealed that England had just one net session in the entire series. Kevin Pietersen also slammed the England team for not practicing enough during the series,

England head coach Brendon McCullum has dismissed former captain turned cricket commentator Kevin Pietersen's claim of lack of training by the visiting team during the white-ball series against India,