Picking Jadeja ahead of Ashwin has certainly been the talking point ahead of the match.
The inclusion of Shardul and Jadeja has lengthened India's batting line-up with the two all-rounders capable of contributing with the bat.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
England: Joe Root (captain), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler (w/k), Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.