England's first nets session of the Sri Lanka Test tour takes place on Saturday at Colombo's Nondescripts Club

With the first Test on 1 December, Kevin Pietersen wastes no time blowing away the cobwebs with some big shots

Stuart Broad impressed in the 3-2 one-day series win in Sri Lanka in October; now his target is to make a Test debut

But there's plenty of competition for places in the seam-bowling department, not least from Ryan Sidebottom

James Anderson is not certain to start either, with Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison back from injury

But Monty Panesar can breathe more easily, with coach Peter Moores rating the spinner a certain starter

The Independent's correspondent Angus Fraser gets the inside line from captain Michael Vaughan, and shares a joke

Meanwhile, Vaughan's opening partner Alastair Cook concentrates as he practises his catching technique

Some people need more sun protection than others... Paul Collingwood is returning to the scene of his Test debut