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Dhananjaya de Silva says the pitch looks dry and may turn later in the game; a cheery Ollie Pope says England were “probably going to bowl first” but that it will be a good pitch for the first half of the game.
The pundits concur that it’s the right decision to bat first, even though it’s a bit cloudy at Old Trafford and the ball should swing.
