England looking to begin series with same aggressive approach

JUST as head coach Brendon McCullum dispersed the England team huddle at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur on a hot Wednesday afternoon, an already padded-up Harry Brook walked straight to the batting nets outside.

- GOMESH S

JUST as head coach Brendon McCullum dispersed the England team huddle at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur on a hot Wednesday afternoon, an already padded-up Harry Brook walked straight to the batting nets outside. Following him on his toes were Joe Root and Phil Salt. For the next half hour or so, Brook, Salt and Root would bat at the nets facing throwdowns from a pacer and a couple of local spinners. Root, as usual, went about his methods, trying to get his feet forward, rocking back to shorter balls while working the ball around. Salt and Brook, meanwhile, were trying to take the leather off