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Xtra Time Web Desk: England captain Joe Root on Tuesday has hinted about playing the experienced pacer duo Stuart Broad and James Anderson for the Pink Ball Test against India at the Motera Stadium beginning on Wednesday. The England captain will only decide on the playing XI after assessing the conditions during the teams practice session under the lights at the world’s largest cricket stadium.

The England skipper has a good headache on his hands, selecting the twelve ahead of the crucial pink-ball Test against India in Ahmedabad.  Anderson and Broad have been the most experienced English bowlers and spearheaded England’s pace attack for nearly a decade now and have given few signals of slowing down. While the visitors also have options like Mark Wood, Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer in their ranks, Anderson and Broad could indeed share the new ball to gain maximum advantage. Ben Stokes already declared that England’s bowlers are licking their lips for the pink ball.

Root hinted at the possibility to field both the veterans together. Root claimed that they have not decided their team composition yet, wanting to take as much time and want to look at the pitch on Wednesday morning.

“I think you can’t write off those two (Anderson and Broad). They will get opportunities to play together in the future for sure. There is a lot of life left in both of them as of now. There is a chance they will play together tomorrow. We haven’t decided our team composition at the minute. We are going to take our time and give ourselves as much time before making the decision. We want to know how the pitch will look tomorrow morning,” Joe Root said in a virtual press conference.