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Bumble says top teams are now using ODIs to rest big names and nurture emerging talent

Image: Buttler: Bumble says ODI series can give young players the chance to shine

If you look around the world at the big cricket nations, there is a pattern emerging when it comes to one-day cricket: they are resting their top players.

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Personally, I think the young England players will give a good account of themselves, although I will be interested to see who will step up and lead the team in the absence of James Anderson. We need a bit of Kevin Pietersen and a bit of Tim Bresnan to help Alastair Cook. Also look out for the quiet achiever, James Tredwell, who never lets England down. He's not exactly a leader, but the Kent captain is a very accomplished cricketer who does a job for you and you never have to worry about him. England will clearly want to win, but the result doesn't matter quite so much. However, I will stress that it's ultra-important for India.

Suits you sir...

So it's back to the early starts for us commentators and I'll be up and down on the rattler to London for each of these one-day matches. I'm still spending lots of time in Yorkshire working on my new house. It's a lovely place, but they still don't have any mobile phone signal and t'internet's not working. The first thing they said to me when I rang up to ask about it? "There'll be a bill." I'm learning all the rules... Finally, I'll have a new suit on for the first one-dayer on Friday - and it's an absolute stonker. I've been dressed by a company called Barrington Ayre, who also provide clothes for a certain Mr Robbie Savage. Hilariously, he has just been voted the seventh worst dressed man in the country. I felt sure he would have won that award! I told him we're all terribly disappointed. But mine is a proper lovely suit. Make sure you have a look at it. See Bumble's suit - and the first ODI between India and England - from 6am, Friday, Sky Sports 1 HD

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