Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes will lead the County Select XI to play India at the Emirates Riverside in Durham.
Gloucestershire and Glamorgan batted themselves to a standstill in a staggering 1,578-run County Championship Division Two match on Wednesday, with the game ending in the most improbable way of all - a tie - after Glamorgan nearly completed a world-record setting run chase.
Broad has prior experience of captaining England, in 27 T20 internationals and three ODIs, between 2011 and 2014.
England on Tuesday rested IPL stars including Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand while Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes were not considered for selection due to injuries.
Images from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand played on Thursday
He is expected to be out for at least three months.
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's in London on Saturday.
Images from Day 3 of the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand played at Edgbaston on Saturday
Both Stokes and Archer were rested for the ongoing two-match Test series in Sri Lanka
New Zealand will lock horns with England in a two-match Test series
Spinner Dom Bess was named in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against West Indies and there was no place for Moeen Ali among nine reserves, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.All-rounder Ben Stokes will lead England in the match, which will begin at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday in a bio-secure environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
England named an unchanged squad for first match of the three-Test series against Pakistan that begins on August 5 in Manchester, the country's cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday. England beat West Indies 2-1 in the first international Test series since the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the sport in March, winning the third match by 269 runs on Tuesday.
Images from Day 5 of the 1st Test between England and New Zealand played at Lord's on Sunday.
The 40-year-old Pietersen said a win against India is similar to a victory against arch-rivals Australia and urged the selectors to play both Stuart Broad and James Anderson in the same XI.
England's selectors are acutely aware of the impact on players of bio-secure bubbles and with a demanding year ahead, are making sure they protect their key performers.
Mayank Agarwal's fight to reclaim his place in Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday when he walks out to open in a three-day game against County Select XI, starting in Durham on Tuesday as best friend KL Rahul gears up to keep wickets in Rishabh Pant's absence.
New Zealand have now secured a first Test series win in England since 1999 and only their third overall in the country.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between England and Pakistan in Manchester on Friday.
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