#1 Getting the team right
This might be the no.1 priority for England. While they have a good group of players, they haven't possibly fielded the best 11 yet, finding themselves making 1-2 bad selection choices more than once in the tour.
Ben Duckett is the most glaring inclusion in the line-up in Vizag, after he had proved in his previous three appearances in the sub-continent that he has no clue about playing spinners. While he is a great talent, he needs to learn to play spin better to remain in the Test team. He looks set to be dropped at Mohali with Butter set to replace him.
Another question for the English management to ponder is if they need three spinners at Mohali. Ansari could sit out this one and England could play an extra seamer or an extra batsman in his place. While their options are restricted, they could get Jake Ball in after his sensational spell in Bangladesh.
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