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England head into the first Test against India on Wednesday with at least two of the XI from the second Test in Bangladesh sweating over their place in the side.Gary Ballances struggles continued and he looks set to miss out in Rajkot. The question is: who replaces him? There appear to be two standout options. The first would see Haseeb Hameed come in for his Test debut and Ben Duckett move down to No 4, while the alternative is to reshuffle the middle order and hand a recall to Jos Buttler. India vs England November 9, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass There is also the issue of whether Alastair Cook goes in with two or three spinners in his team and which of the four at his disposal get the nod. We put these quandaries to our Sky Sports cricket experts and asked them to name their England XI for the series opener...BOB WILLISTeam for first Test: Cook, Hameed, Root, Duckett, Ali, Bairstow, Stokes, Woakes, Ansari, Broad, Batty Bob Willis would bring in Haseeb Hameed for his Test debut in place of Gary Ballance Introducing Haseeb Hameed adds solidity and also offers England a right-left-handed combination at the top of the order.Zafar Ansari should give Alastair Cook more control than Adil Rashid, while Gareth Battys defensive off-spin should complement Moeen Alis more attacking style.NASSER HUSSAINTeam for first Test: Cook, Hameed/Buttler, Root, Duckett, Ali, Stokes, Bairstow, Woakes, Ansari, Rashid, Broad Jos Buttler could come into the England XI for the first Test but would he take the gloves? Its very difficult to say before you see the pitch. I would definitely make one change in the batting and leave Gary Ballance out. You could obviously open with Hameed and move Duckett down to four, Ive not got a problem with that.It just gives England a very slow start, Hameed and Cook maybe going nowhere when it could be the best time to bat before it starts spinning and reverse swinging. Duckett at four is fine, hes batted a lot of his career at four.The other one - that would be a bit more of a gamble - is to keep Duckett opening and get Jos Buttler in. Hes only played one red ball game in the last year and this is where England havent quite been ahead of the curve.I would definitely want two spinners. Moeen Ali, obviously, and Rashid has to play for me. He didnt bowl particularly well in Bangladesh, even though his stats were fine, but you need someone spinning it away from the bat. Watch all five Tests live on Sky Sports as Alastair Cooks side take on the No 1 side in the world Hes played five Test matches now, batsmen get a long run in the side - you look at Ballance etc and they get given a long, long go and I think you need to give Rashid a long go as well to see if he can prove that he can do it in international Test match cricket.I would probably think of the third spinner and go three and three. With all those right-handers I would want options of spinning it away from the bat so if they are going to go with three spinners I would go Moeen, Rashid and Ansari.ROB KEYTeam for first Test: Cook, Duckett, Root, Ali, Bairstow, Stokes, Buttler, Woakes, Rashid, Broad, Finn Moeen Ali should be bumped up to No 4, says Rob Key Ben Duckett showed enough class in the last innings in Dhaka to stay as opener. He has to play, so the other option would be to bat him at No 4, but personally Id bring Jos Buttler in for Gary Ballance.I accept that Jos has little recent pedigree in red-ball cricket, but he is a special talent. Id slot him in at No 7, and move Moeen up to No 4 to split up the left handers in the order, with Jonny Bairstow at No 5.Its incredibly harsh for Bairstow to lose the gloves, as he kept brilliantly in tough conditions in Bangladesh, but he needs to move up the order as he, Cook and Root are our best batsmen.Ive also gone with a fourth seamer over a third spinner, because in Bangladesh the seamers looked the most threatening, especially when the ball reversed.NICK KNIGHTTeam for first Test: Cook, Hameed, Root, Duckett, Bairstow, Stokes, Ali, Woakes, Rashid, Broad, Ansari/Ball Jake Ball could come into the side if England play a fourth seamer, says Nick Knight Ive gone with Hameed to open. I thought he should have played in Bangladesh - he has an excellent technique, and temperament, for sub-continent conditions.Critics would argue it doesnt make for the most free-scoring combination with Cook. But In India, the key will not be scoring quickly in the first innings, but scoring big, and England have to address this problem of theirs where they so often start 30-3, 40-3.That would mean moving Duckett to No 4, which Im reluctant to do, but I feel the batting line-up would be better balanced that way. Plus, Im moving Bairstow up to No 5 to mix-up the left and right-handers.Im sticking with Rashid. I think over a five-match series you need to be brave, and his selection is a bold one. Hell spin the ball away from Indias right-handers, and he also has that little bit of mystery that can break a partnership.Ansari would be my final spinner, over Batty, if the pitches turn. If not, I like Jake Ball - he bowls an excellent line and length outside off-stump, and with great control. Id have no problem chucking him into a big series.DAVID LLOYDTeam for first Test: Cook, Duckett, Root, Bairstow, Ali, Stokes, Buttler, Woakes, Rashid, Batty, Broad Jonny Bairstow has had a brilliant 2016 and is in at No 4 for Bumble Id stick with the same openers, Duckett should be a good foil for Cook while Root, at No 3, is Englands best player and will be key for them in this series.In the middle order Id move Jonny Bairstow up to four - hes another hugely important player - with Moeen Ali, tactically a good player of spin, at five and Ben Stokes at six. Hes such a powerful player and he can dictate the game, just like Jos Buttler who Ive got in at No 7.Id also have Buttler keeping. Thats no detriment to Bairstow, just to keep the balance of the team. Chris Woakes then extends the batting order and will be important if the ball reverses. Rashid has to play because if he isnt playing in India, then where is he?Id have Gareth Batty over Ansari for his experience and Stuart Broad leading the attack, using his cutters. Of course, there is James Anderson waiting in the wings too, ready to step in once he has acclimatised.Watch the first Test between India and England from 3.30am on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD.Also See:Ashwin: Indias spin wizardBairstows 2016 run-blitzIndia v England flash pointsDRS: Indias new dimensionHydro Flask Korting . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. Hydro Flask Wit .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. http://www.hydroflaskkorting.com/hydro-flask-32-oz.html . 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.MINNEAPOLIS -- The four Minnesota Lynx captains awoke Thursday in Connecticut to disturbing news back home: the shooting death of Philando Castile, a black man, during a traffic stop in the Twin Cities suburb of Falcon Heights, Minnesota.Two days earlier, the death of another black man, Alton Sterling, in an encounter with police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, deeply shook Lynx star Seimone Augustus, a Baton Rouge native familiar with the gas station where it occurred. At Minnesotas shootaround Thursday before their game at the Connecticut Sun, the captains -- Augustus, Maya Moore and Rebekkah Brunson, who are black, plus Lindsay Whalen -- initiated a long, thoughtful discussion with coach Cheryl Reeve.They shared stories with Reeve, who is white, about their experiences growing up black in America. Later that day and the next, they shared horror over the slayings of five white police officers by a black sniper in Dallas.So Saturday, before Minnesotas home game with the Dallas Wings at the Target Center, the Lynx captains used their public platform to call for healing, compassion and dialogue.The entire team wore black warm-up shirts with the message Change Starts With Us -- Justice and Accountability on the front. (Accountability is a Lynx team mantra.) The back featured the names of Castile and Sterling, the Dallas Police Department shield and, at the bottom, Black Lives Matter.In the wake of the tragedies that have continued to plague our society, we have decided it is important to take a stand and raise our voices, said Brunson, reading from a statement at a pregame news conference. Racial profiling is a problem. Senseless violence is a problem. The divide is way too big between our community and those who have vowed to protect and serve us.Brunson and Moore spoke for the group while Whalen and Augustus sat alongside. Moore noted the tragic irony of the attack in Dallas, where de-escalation training has dramatically reduced the number of police shootings and complaints about excessive use of force since 2009.We do not in any way condone violence against the men and women who serve in our police force, Moore said. Senseless violence and retaliation do not bring us peace.Moore added: We as a nation can decide to stand up for what is right, no matter your race, background or social status. It is time we take a deep look at our ability to be compassionate and empathetic to those suffering from the problems that are deep within our society.On Sunday the New York Liberty added their own statement, black warm-up shirts with #BlackLivesMatter and #Dallas5 on the front and a haunting #___________ on the back.Being on the platform we have [we should] definitely use our voice, Liberty star Tina Charles said. We have family, we have close friends, relatives that are affected by everything that is going on, and we relate to it as well.Reeve said the Lynx told the league its players planned to make a statement of support.The overriding thing for me is, I feel incredibly proud of our group, and particularly our captains, Reeve said after the Lynx routed Dallas 93-56. Everything we do, were led by those four.This is a group that is incredibly compassionate, intelligent, measured, responsible. They were very affected. Were people. We also undderstand that what we do is more than sport, and were blessed to have an opportunity to be a part of opening minds, changing minds, making the world a better place.ddddddddddddThe conversation between the players and Reeve was at times emotional. Brunson, for the first time, told her teammates about a scary encounter with police as an 8-year-old in Oxon Hills, Maryland. Brunson said she and some friends were playing in the bottom level hallway connecting their three apartment buildings when police arrived, weapons drawn.I think weve all been touched deeply by the things that are happening, Brunson said. The memory just kind of came back to me, and I started thinking about it and said this is something I should share at this time.I dont know why they were there. I dont know who they were looking for. But I feel like when youre approaching children, theres no reason and no place for that. The fact that they felt like it was OK then was an issue, and the fact that they feel like its OK now is an issue. Its something everybody has to start thinking about.Speaking out against injustice was ingrained in Brunson by her grandmother, Helma Brunson, who grew up in Nazi Germany and was sentenced to hang for treason in the final days of World War II before the Allies liberated her village.Then she came to the U.S., married a black guy, had a mixed kid, and had to stand up to a whole nother set of issues, said Brunson, a Georgetown graduate. Ive never been taught to just be silent.The Lynx held a pregame moment of silence Saturday honoring all the victims. Two Lynx tweets about the shirts drew more than 1,800 likes, far outnumbering critical responses from tweeps who appeared to overlook the Dallas police shield or objected to the inclusion of Black Lives Matter.Many Americans feel the same way we do, as far as the heartbreak -- all of it, Moore said after the game. The only appropriate step now is to talk about the things that are needing to be talked about. Thats one thing we can do. We have a platform to use our voice. Especially having players who have experienced some of the similar experiences some of the victims had, it just didnt sit right with us to not do something more than feel sorry and sad.Hopefully, the response were showing will encourage positive change.Reeve, in her postgame news conference, paused for about 15 seconds and tried to fight back tears as she recalled the discussion with her players.First and foremost, I wanted them to know as a white person, how sorry I was for what they experienced in racial profiling, she said. Its very painful. Every black person has experienced it on some level. So I went to them and let them know how painful it was for me to know thats what goes on, and as a white person, I wanted to help. Lets create a dialogue to be able to get something out.I just thought the whole thing was moving for me, to experience the courage of this group, knowing that it wasnt necessarily going to be popular, maybe. ... Its about both sides working together. Its not, Were right and youre wrong. Clearly, its been a problem for a long time, and everybody can and needs to be better. ' ' '