As well as pairing Jofra Archer and Mark Wood together in a bowling attack that starts at No 7 with Jamie Overton, Ben Duckett has been chosen to open alongside Phil Salt and the exciting talent of Jacob Bethell will be unleashed at No 6 against the world champions in Kolkata.
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Read MoreThis is something the Test team have made a habit of since the New Zealander combined with captain Ben Stokes at the start of the 2022 summer.
This is something that drove England to glory in the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2019 under former captain Eoin Morgan.
The rot was allowed to set in under Australian coach Matthew Mott.
Now backed by his close friend in McCullum, this is a fresh start for Buttler as England as set off on a new journey whose significant waypoints are next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka before the final destination – the 2027 ODI World Cup in southern Africa – is reached.
India vs England, first T20 of five
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata India team (probable): SV Samson (wkt), A Sharma, NTT Varma, SA Yadav (c), HH Pandya, RK Singh, NK Reddy, AR Patel, A Singh, M Shami, V Chakravarthy England team: PD Salt (wkt), BM Duckett, JC Buttler (c), HC Brook, LS Livingstone, JG Bethell, J Overton, APP Atkinson, JC Archer, AU Rashid, MA Wood Umpires: N Menon, J Madanagopal (both IND) TV umpire: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (IND) Weather: 25°CClarity, especially in his messaging to players, is another McCullum trademark.
This is an early signal of intent from the coach he is going to attack a year that includes huge Test series against India and Australia with everything he has got.
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Read MoreThis is a fast-bowling combination McCullum would dearly love to have at his disposal for the opening Ashes Test at Perth that starts on 21 November.
This summer’s home series against India will be significant in that respect.
His comments on Monday that he would not wrap either in cotton wool this year was another significant statement.
It is a way of thinking that is alien to McCullum, whose mantra is to encourage his players to “run towards the danger”.
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Read MoreBut a coach who only ever looks at the potential upsides of bold calls is not going to die wondering this year.
The 21-year-old is back again here with a chance to build on his tour of the Caribbean late last year that saw him hit three half-centuries against the West Indies across the T20 and ODI series.
For this five-match T20 series, going all-in on bold calls makes sense.
A vibrant, new-look India team led by Suryakumar Yadav has seen batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma depart since the World Cup.
It promises to be a cracking series with both teams going toe-to-toe.
England expects. But McCullum knows this is only the beginning of a huge year that promises to define his legacy as coach.
England’s team to face India
Ben Duckett Phil Salt (wkt) Jos Buttler (c) Harry Brook Liam Livingstone Jacob Bethell Jamie Overton Gus Atkinson Jofra Archer Adil Rashid Mark Wood Read More Details
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