India, July 1 -- India and England begin their five-match T20I series with a high-stakes clash at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. With Shreyas Iyer looking to bounce back after India's shock series defeat to Ireland and Harry Brook's England aiming to make home conditions count, here's our winner and toss prediction and the key factors that could decide today's series opener.

The reigning World T20 champions' batting line-up misfired on all cylinders in tricky conditions in Ireland, who were missing plenty of first-choice players and still tied the Indian batters in knots. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's debut looms large and could open alongside Abhishek Sharma as the Men in Blue target an explosive start in the powerplay. In the bowl...