India 'A' to play England 'A'

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">BANGALORE: The India ''A'' side, packed with experienced players, will take on England ''A'' on a confident note in their first one-day cricket match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Monday.<br /><br />The second match of the series is slated on the immediate next day on February 10.<br /><br />Led by leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule, India has players like Dinesh Mongia, Gautam Gambhir and Ajay Ratra who have some Tests'' experience behind them and can benefit the team with that.<br /><br />The tie will also provide an opportunity for youngsters like Sreekumar Nair from Kerala and Venugopala Rao from Andhra Pradesh to receive exposure to international cricket and prove their talent.<br /><br />India''s coach Sandeep Patil told reporters after the practice session that "we will not take the England side lightly. Our boys will play a competitive game."<br /><br /><formid=367815><br /><br /></formid=367815></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><br />Patil said these kind of tours were good as youngsters would get a lot of opportunities to play. "The England ''A'' side is also good," he said.<br /><br />England, which lost both warm up matches against Karnataka, will be taking on India, determined to put up a good show.<br /><br />England ''A'' skipper Alex Gidman, who suffered a hand injury prior to his arrival here, will not be playing, as also bowler Simon Jones, who is recovering from an injury.<br /><br />The team coach Rodney Marsh said his boys were looking to play better cricket on Monday.<br /><br />Jamesh Tredwell will lead the England ''A'' side.<br /><br /><formid=367815></formid=367815></div> </div>