World Test XI that would line up against India

Spinner: Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon as the lone spinner

Nathan Lyon has picked 52 wickets in 18 innings at 25.75 in the last 12 months and has outperformed the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and co. He has shown that he has the ability to take wickets on flat pitches whilst also holding one end steady while the likes of Starc and Cummins operate.

Final XI: 1. David Warner 2. Dean Elgar 3. Steve Smith 4. Joe Root 5. AB de Villiers 6. Ben Stokes 7. Jonny Bairstow 8. Mitchell Starc 9. Kagiso Rabada 10. Nathan Lyon 11. James Anderson