Fletcher and England's batsmen

England will be facing the best Test team, one that will be fully briefed, as it should be, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph. Every facet of a cricketer’s game and personality is tested in the course of a series of proper length. England’s batsmen know that Fletcher - who coached them knows, and will have revealed all to India's bowlers - and they have to stay one step ahead.

Fletcher's secret knowledge

Andrew Strauss: he likes to pull and cut and dislikes being drawn forward. Zaheer Khan to bowl from over the wicket, and Ishant Sharma from round the wicket

Alastair Cook: prefers to wait on the crease, to cut and work through midwicket. Has to be drawn forward — Zaheer from over the wicket and Ishant round.

Kevin Pietersen: leaves a gap between bat and pad. A bouncer to stop him plunging forward, then a ball angled in. Or try Yuvraj Singh’s left-arm spin