Alastair Cook Tells the Lions of England Against India A

Cook was undefeated on 145 balls of 229 balls, having found the fence 21 times. (Source: Reuters)

Alastair Cook has warmed up for next month's test series against India with a century without defeat while the Lions of England have made a good start against India has the first day of the only unofficial four-day test. 19659004] Opting to bat, England Lions reaches 290 for two in 84 overs at County Ground

The former England captain, who is part of a strong Lions XI with six Test players , reached his hundred of 173 balls. [19659004Cookbackedby145ballsof229ballswiththelease21times

Leading opener Rory Burns (5) was fired early, allowing his compatriot Nick Gubbins to join Cook in the fourth

The Cook and Gubbins duo scored 155 points for the second counter before the young player falls to Ankit Rajpoot for 73 in the afternoon session. Gubbins struck seven kilns and one six while he was facing 155 balls

Cook was then involved in a one-hundred-year partnership with another current Test player, Dawid Malan, who was hitting on 48 balls of 112 bullets

(19659004) For India A, Rajpoot and Saini each took a box office one day when rewards were hard to get.

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