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17 December 2012 Last updated at 11:38 GMT

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England rest Anderson and Trott

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James Anderson and Jonathan Trott have been replaced by Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler in England's one-day squad to face India.

Fast bowler Anderson, 30, and batsman Trott, 31, impressed in England's Test series victory and are being rested.

Dec 2012: India Test and T20 series (away) Jan 2013: India one-day series (away) Feb-March 2013: New Zealand Test and one-day series (away) May-June 2013: NZ Test and ODI series (home) June 2013: Champions Trophy (50 overs, home) July-August 2013: Ashes series (home) September 2013: Australia ODI series (home) Nov 2013-Feb 2014: Ashes tour (away) Joe Root, who was also one of the stand-out players in Nagpur, has been named in the Twenty20 squad.

Eoin Morgan will captain England in the absence of the injured Stuart Broad for this week's two T20 games.

An ECB statement read: "Woakes and Buttler replace Anderson and Trott in the India ODI squad as the selectors look to manage workloads."

England play T20 internationals with India on 20 and 22 December, before returning home for Christmas and the new year.

They return to India in the first week of January for the one-day series.

Twenty20 squad: Jonny Bairstow, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, James Harris, Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan (capt), Samit Patel, Joe Root, James Tredwell, Luke Wright.

ODI squad: Alastair Cook (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.

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Anderson was difference - Dhoni

India captain Mahendra Dhoni praised James Anderson's role in helping England secure a 2-1 series victory.

England drew the final Test in Nagpur to clinch their first series triumph in India since David Gower's side in 1985.

"We struggled in the batting department but the difference between the bowling sides was James Anderson," said Dhoni.

"India got sucked into believing that they were going to beat a poor England team and win 4-0. They never looked at themselves and they got complacent. Sachin Tendulkar is out of form and at the end of his career, Virat Kohli played some terrible shots in the series and Virender Sehwag was not at his best. They believed they were better than they were, but by the end of this series they and the Indian public have been forced to realise the truth. Whether they do anything about it is up to them, it's not our problem."

Dhoni also said "I hope so" when asked if 39-year-old batsman Sachin Tendulkar would continue his Test career after he scored just 76 runs in his six innings.

Tendulkar, who was voted the second greatest Test batsman of all time by respected cricket almanac Wisden,  has endured a miserable 2012 in which he has scored just two half-centuries in 15 Test innings,  with a top score of 80.

This poor form from the 'Little Master' had led to calls for him to retire  , but Dhoni, when pressed on whether Tendulkar has told him whether he planned to quit, said: "No."

The match petered out to a draw after tea on day five, with England on 352-4 in their second innings - 356 runs ahead of the hosts.

The lifeless pitch in Nagpur attracted criticism from all quarters and Dhoni acknowledged it did not suit either side.

"There was not much really for the fast bowlers or the spinners," he said. "It was difficult to score runs but if you kept your head down it was difficult to get the batsmen out."

He added: "We bowled for 10 hours and we got three batsmen out. You can't just sit there and say we need to be aggressive.

"Aggression is not just about setting a silly-point or short-leg, or having a slip; you have to analyse where you can get a batsman out on a wicket like that.

"It's very difficult to make a good wicket in the subcontinent. They tried, but it's very tricky."

Listen to Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott's analysis of the final day's play on the Test Match Special podcast.

We are using archive pictures for this Test because several photo agencies, including Getty Images, have been barred from the ground following a dispute with the Board of Control for Cricket in India, while other agencies have withdrawn their photographers in protest.

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