While skipper Virat Kohli had insisted that there are no technical problems but the horrendous batting effort painted a sorry picture.
The duo did enjoy a few banter between deliveries and with four more Test matches to go, the series gets compelling and so does the Kohli-Anderson rivalry.
The England players were enjoying some off-time as the first Test in Edgbaston finished inside four days with the hosts winning it by 31 runs.
It was an engrossing duel between, Anderson and Kohli on the second day when the Indian skipper was dropped twice off the bowler on 21 and 51 by Dawid Malan.
Virat Kohli has scored 22 Test hundreds in his illustrious career to date. But the superlative ton he scored on Thursday has to be his greatest Test innings till date.
The 32-year-old Broad, who is returning to action after recovering from an ankle injury, felt that he is back to full fitness.
Stuart Broad also revealed that team management has already conveyed that rotation of seamers is on cards.
Glenn McGrath said though the Indian bowlers have been doing well in recent times, batting remains their strength.
Jadeja and Ashwin have 866 and 811 points respectively, while South African duo of Rabada (882) and Philander (826) are placed in the second and fourth spot respectively.
The pacer, who boasts of 540 wickets in 138 Tests, said that the 2012 series victory over India was on par with many of his Ashes performances.
England pacer James Anderson has an outstanding record against Virat Kohli, having dismissed him four times in six innings during the 2014 tour.
England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, troubled by a right shoulder injury, will miss Lancashire's next two matches -- against Worcestershire and Hampshire -- in this period.
Virat Kohli is a far more experienced player than what he was during his nightmarish tour of England in 2014 but Australia great Glenn McGrath cautioned that an in-form James Anderson could make things tougher for the Indian captain this time too. "
McGrath made it clear it will be foolhardy to only depend on Kohli and in case he fails, it will give other players to raise their hands up.
Pakistan didn't capitalize on winning the toss at Headingley, with its batsmen failing to handle a swinging and seaming ball as England's pace attack dominated the proceedings on Day 1.
Anderson and his pace-bowling colleagues also found conditions to their liking in England's day-night tour game in Adelaide before the Ashes series.
Anderson who is England's all-time leading wicket-taker with 506 in 129 Tests, will look to add experience to the team.
The South African speedster Rabada has overtaken spinners Rangana Herath and Ravichandran Ashwin and is now with 876 points, only eight points behind second-placed Ravindra Jadeja and 20 behind top-ranked James Anderson.
The 35-year-old's career-best figures of seven for 42 in an innings and a match haul of nine wickets vs West Indies see him overtake Jadeja in ICC rankings for Test bowlers.
On day three, ultimately the final day, England took control through Anderson's 7-42, the best innings return for the veteran seamer in his 129th test.
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