Team India discard Zaheer Khan continues to sizzle in county cricket.
The India discard produced an incisive spell of fast bowling to give Worcestershire with a terrific start against Somerset in a County Championship.
"Here we are missing four key players and still have done well against India," the swashbuckling batsman added.
The England captain will sit out of the three-day tour match against Board President's XI due to recurrence of a knee injury
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will be badly missed in the first Test in Pakistan, where England have won just two out of 21 Tests.
The England selectors have appointed Trescothick as captain for the first Test in Vaughan's absence.
Ian Bell is ready to support England captain Kevin Pietersen by taking on added responsibility as one of the more senior players in the team, the batsman said. Bell, a veteran of 43 Tests, told Reuters that after the exit of experienced players such as Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Matthew Hoggard it was time for him to be recognised as an elder statesman.
England scored 271 for 9 against Pakistan in the third ODI after Shoaib Akhtar struck with the first ball.
Pakistan produced a fine bowling performance to restrict England to 248 for six despite a battling 71 from Paul Collingwood on the first day of the third Test on Tuesday.
Ricky Ponting was ranked fourth among batsmen while Andrew Flintoff, at 10, is England's highest ranked bowler
Dinesh Mongia's three-wicket haul couldn't prevent Leicestershire from losing Somerset in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
Wisden named Strauss, Giles, Harmison, Trescothick and Robert Key as the five cricketers of the year
Pace bowler James Anderson has returned to the 12-man England squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand.
Jayasuriya featured with both bat and ball on Thursday to steer his side to victory in their Twenty20 international in Southampton.
His wife Rachael gave birth to a boy in England on Wednesday night. The couple have an 18-month-old daughter.
England beat CCI President's XI by 238 runs in the three-day practice match
An unbeaten 86 by Mahela Jayawardene enabled Sri Lanaka score 226 in their second innings on day 4 of the first Test.
Pakistan, after conceding a 144-run lead, were 125 for 2 in the second innings on day 3 of the first Test against England.
England's only stand-out batting performance in a low-scoring game against the PCB Patron's XI came from opener Marcus Trescothick.
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England, all out for 285 in the first innings, were still 466 behind West Indies' mammoth 751-5 declared after day four of the fourth Test.
Muttiah Muralitharan took 3 for 38 as England reached 259 for 8 at close on day 1 of the deciding third and final Test against Sri Lanka.
Former Australia Test batsman Mark Waugh smashed a quick 42 in a four-wicket victory.
Bairstow further credited their batting depth to play with freedom at the top.
Domingo said it is important that the cricketers share and open about any difficulties they face.
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