England kick off their first white-ball series against India in three years today in Kolkata, with head coach Brendon McCullum looking to mould his side ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.  The fall out from England's disappointing performance at last year's T20 World Cup saw McCullum take charge of the limited-overs squad,

IND vs ENG 1st T20I Live Cricket Score, India vs England Test Live Score Online Today Match: India will take on England in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Eden Gardens.

Fast bowler Mark Wood will play for the first time since August in England's first T20 against India in Kolkata on Wednesday.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The T20Is against England serve as the perfect opportunity for Varun Chakravarthy to further solidify his chances of making it as one of the lead spinners for the T20 World Cup squad next year. The mystery spinner's variations in Kolkata could prove to be quite a handful.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England’s cricketers in Kolkata

India won by seven wickets. Scorecard. England's new era in white-ball cricket under Brendon McCullum began with a crushing defeat against world champions India as familiar frailt

Jos Buttler can spend hours practising his smile in the mirror. But unless his team-mates can learn how to counter spin, that weary frown will return, and Brendon McCullum’s spell in charge of this team will go no better than what came before.