Rahul Dravid and Co. would have wished for the two practice games to provide a few answers

Strauss is part of a batting line-up in form; Yuvraj is part of a group that's prone to inconsistency, often reliant on one or two batsmen.

Graham Gooch, the former England captain who played his last Test at the age of 42, has urged India's experienced middle-order batsmen to convert the final phase of their careers into a "golden one"