The Indian off-spinner scored an attacking 84 for Surrey against Gloucestershire in a County Championship Division One match.
The England selectors picked Kevin Pietersen ahead of Graham Thorpe for the first Ashes Test against Australia.
The India batting ace will play in a Twenty20 match at The Oval in June for victims of the Asian tsunami.
"What goes on the field should stay on the field," said the England batsman.
England lost four wickets for 30 runs either side of tea to close on 163 for four, still 219 adrift of the Sri Lankan total.
England batsman Graham Thorpe aims to relive one of his greatest achievements when the first Test against Sri Lanka.
The England all-rounder scored 77 and claimed two wickets as South Africa ended the fourth day in the fifth Test on 59-2, still 53 runs behind.
Shaun Pollock took two wickets as England struggled to 114 for four before a storm ended play on the third day of the fifth Test.
The England all-rounder was confident his team could scrap their way back into the match.
Jacques Kallis scored his 19th Test century to inspire South Africa's bowlers on the second day of the third Test against England.
In reply to the tourists' 395 for nine declared England were 233 for 5 at stumps on day three of the third Test against the West Indies.
His defiant century led England to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third Test.
Chris Cairns has taken three wickets in his final Test to leave England wavering on 225 for five in reply to the Kiwis total of 384 on day two of the third Test.
England won the first Test by seven wickets on the final day despite a creditable performance by hosts Bangladesh.
The 34-year-old left-hander was rewarded for his century in the final Test against South Africa.
The 34-year-old left-handed batsman said that his perspective had changed after his exile prompted by his marriage break-up.
The Surrey left-hander was called up after Nasser Hussain was ruled out after breaking a toe.
Ollie Robinson was suspended from international cricket pending an investigation after his tweets, posted when he was a teenager
England named unchanged squad for the second Test match against Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street
England will draft in former international off-spinner Robert Croft to assist their slow bowlers during the five-match One-Day International series in South Africa starting on February 3.
Usman Khawaja will replace Travis Head in Australia's middle order for this week's fourth Ashes Test against England in the only change to the side that wrapped up the series in Melbourne last week.
Quinton de Kock was a surprise pick for the South African summer, only because both he and director of cricket Graeme Smith have previously said the burden of captaincy across all three formats would be too much for the wicketkeeper.
India spinners plotted England's downfall on a dustbowl in Chennai, recording a massive 317-run win over the visitors on Tuesday.
Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has called the surface 'unacceptable' and former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a 'beach'.
Archer would likely thrive on a pacey pitch in Johannesburg and if he is fit that would pose a selection dilemma for coach Chris Silverwood and captain Joe Root.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Ashes Test played in Adelaide on Thursday.
England were struggling at 53 for 3 in pursuit of an improbable 482 to win at the end of the third day
Kohli has demolished England attack both at home (2016) and away (2018) although the team had contrasting results in both series.
Joe Root will play his 100th game against India, the same opposition he made his debut against, at the Chepauk from February 5.
In their first Test match in a summer dominated by the one-day World Cup, England could not even muster three figures against a nation playing its third Test match ever.
England batting coach Graham Thorpe said they will not give up hope of saving the third Test against Australia, but a woeful batting display from the hosts on Friday left them with a mountain to climb to regain the Ashes.
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