Andrew Flintoff returned to cricket in 2023 and has served as the assistant coach of England's T20 World Cup team. Flintoff will take over as the head coach of the England Lions in October and will combine this role with his coaching role of Nothern Superchargers.
The experienced Uttar Pradesh spinner Saurabh Kumar took five wickets and pacers Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep bagged two each to bowl out the visiting side on just 321 runs in their second innings at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.
The in-form big-hitter Rinku Singh and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh are included in India A squads for the second and third multi-day games against England Lions but Sarfaraz Khan is not part of the last practice match in Ahmedabad starting on February 1.
The 26-year-old Sarfaraz Khan is piling on runs in first-class at every opportunity he is getting in red-ball cricket and yet he is nowhere near the Indian Team team. A day after the snub, Sarfaraz smashed a 110-ball 96 against the England Lions and continued knocking the selection door.
The 22-year-old wicketkeeper batter received a maiden national team call-up for the upcoming Test series against England on Friday and he scored a quick fifty for India A in their first tour match against England Lions on Saturday.
England Lions' tour of India will overlap with England's five-match Test tour of the country. The Ben Stokes-led side will take the field against Rohit Sharma's India on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium for the first Test of the series.
Bengal cricketer Abhimanyu Easwaran will be leading a strong 13-member squad in a two-day warm-up fixture & the first multi-day match against the England Lions at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium starting on January 12.
Jason Gillespie, who took over 400 international wickets, and Jason Kerr, will join Lions' head coach Richard's Dawson's to prepare for three matches.
Leg-spinner Markande (5 for 31) spun a web around the visitors to bowl them out for 180 in the second innings after following on.
Following on, the visitors ended the second day at 24 for no loss in their second innings, still behind by 228 runs.
Rahul and Easwaran continued to pick up runs easily as the England bowlers struggled in good batting conditions. The openers piled on the runs and took the score to 169 at the tea break.
The team think-tank may consider giving former Test bowler Varun Aaron a go in this match given that the India selectors are looking at genuine quick bowlers with an aim to broaden the pool.
Beginning day four at 20 for no loss, openers Ben Duckett (30) and Max Holden (29) looked positive and brought up the team's 50 in the 12th over.
India A declared their innings at 540 for 6 in reply to England Lions' 340 to gain a massive 200-run lead.
India 'A' came up with a strong reply to England Lions' first innings score of 340, courtesy Rahul and Priyank Panchal, who was unbeaten on 89.
Duckett, in particular, played with a lot of assurance as the visitors negotiated the opening hour without any loss.
Board President XI made 246 for 6 in 59.3 overs in their second innings riding on half-centuries by captain Kishan (55 not out) and Bhui (51 retired hurt).
Sent into bat, England Lions declared their innings at 145 for 6 in 60 overs.
The England Lions have had a tough tour thus far, losing four of the five limited-overs games and will expect to put up an improved show in the longer version.
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