Five takeaways from India A-England Warm-up matches

England's spin woes persist

Jadeja and Ashwin should look to take the attack to England

While many thought that the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin will be rested for the limited-overs leg of the series against India, the selectors made the right call in including them. Not only because the pair haven't played an ODI for a year but also because as was evident in both warm-up matches.

Although the pitch wasn't exactly conducive to spin bowling, the fact that 11 of the 17 England wickets to fall across both matches fell to India's largely second and third string spin attack speaks volumes about their ability to play spin. Although Jadeja and Ashwin have largely been bowling in Tests since the end of the IPL, a similar tactic to the one they employed in Tests wouldn't go astray.

The current England line-up looked at sea against the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Shahbaz Nadeem, neither of whom have played for India, so it will be interesting to see how they handle Ashwin, Jadeja and possibly Mishra, who picked up a five-wicket haul in his last ODI. So India must ensure that the spinners are used to attack or break partnerships at all opportunities.