Shardul Thakur hit a local ground at Boisar in Maharashtra's Palghar district along with some domestic players.
England's hard-earned Test series wins over the summer with a blend of youth and experience show the side's drive to be the number one team in the world, according to captain Joe Root. England beat the West Indies 2-1 and Pakistan 1-0 in a rain-hit series which, coupled with their success in South Africa at the start of the year, continue an upward trajectory with new players in the team.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 3rd and final Test played between England and Pakistan played at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday.
England captain Joe Root confirmed that rookie batsman Ollie Pope will make his debut against India in the second Test starting at Lord's on Thursday.
Broad, who has taken 414 Test wickets at an average of 29 since making his debut in 2007, responded by saying the criticism "lacked logic" and claimed that Vaughan had not "got much insight into the changing room".
England's James Anderson is the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.
Sourav Ganguly has praised the team's series victory in Sri Lanka especially after losing the first Test.
Images from Day 2 in the first Test between England and India, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Thursday.
Fowler, according to the committee, did not respond and said that he 'never intended to make any racist remarks and no malice was ever intended.'
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons India will start as favourites in the Test series against England owing to a quality pace attack with plenty of depth and a top order that is more consistent than the visitors'.
Pakistan are scheduled to play three Tests and as many Twenty20 matches against England. The first Test will begin at Lord's on July 30.
Stuart Binny tells Manu Shankar bowling is going to be crucial for him on the upcoming tour of New Zealand.
Influenza has ravaged England with several players and staff taken ill since arriving on Dec. 14.
Ireland attack ruthlessly exposed the cracks in England's batting as the hosts posted their lowest home total since scoring 77 against Australia in 1997.
Archer has been on the receiving end of racist abuse in the past, notably during the second Test defeat by New Zealand last year.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between England and Pakistan at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Monday.
Chris Woakes and rookie pacer Olly Stone will be vying for a final spot in the playing eleven.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali scored a half-century but England's seam bowlers used the muggy conditions to their advantage to restrict the tourists to 126 for five at the close of a rain-hit opening day of the second Test at the Rose Bowl on Thursday.
Leicester City suffered a frustrating night on the south coast as they were held to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League
England paceman Stuart Broad believes his new ball partnership with James Anderson has improved a lot in the last two years with their perfect understanding of each other's role. Anderson and Broad shared 15 of the 20 Sri Lankan wickets to fall at Headingley where the hosts thumped Sri Lanka by an innings and 88 runs in the first test. "We've actually improved in the last couple of years," Broad, who turns 30 next month, told British media. "We've always been quite good in communicating, but we've taken that to a new level, realising when one of us in on a wicket-taking streak, the other one can apply pressure and not get too greedy, and vice versa."
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Test, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between England and Pakistan in Manchester on Friday.
Roberto Firmino's 90th-minute header sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, whose 11-match unbeaten run came to an end on Wednesday.
Rahane, who had scored just 10 in the first innings, struck a patient 119 off 260 balls, hit 14 boundaries and shared a 257-run stand for the third wicket with Sam Northeast
'He is a unique bowler. The guys is about 25-26 and this is where he is going to get maturity'
Cheteshwar Pujara struck an unbeaten century to give India a slender first innings lead on Day 2 of the fourth Test against England.
Images from Day 3 of the 2nd Ashes Test played at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, on Friday.
The Formula One season has yet to start and the race at the southern circuit is the 10th to be affected by the new coronavirus.
Royal Ascot is not just about horse racing any more! It's about fashion and some stunning hats.
Norway's Kristoff outsprinted Danish world champion Mads Pedersen after 156 km around Nice.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 1st Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday
England hammered India by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test at Lord's on Day 4 to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series, on Sunday.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
The 28-year-old is expected to open the batting with Surrey team mate Rory Burns for the one-off match against Ireland starting at Lord's next Wednesday.
The skipper, however, hinted that there would be a bit more lateral movement with the pink ball which can 'work in their favour'.
Playing with his fellow paceman Stuart Broad at the 27-hole Stoke Park golf course in Buckinghamshire, Anderson's miscued shot in the rough rebounded off tree roots and caught him straight in the face.
Ben Stokes is poised to lead the team in the first Test against West Indies on July 8 with captain Joe Root likely to miss the game to attend the birth of his second child.
The Russian bombshell sizzles in a new advertising campaign for footwear couturier Stuart Weitzman's Fall/Winter 2012 line.
The former England captain has urged pitch curators against preparing flat decks
