England batsman Jonny Bairstow conceded that facing up to the twin threat from the Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja would continue to pose a big challenge to his side in the One-Day International series starting at Pune on January 15.
"I have faced Ashwin and Jadeja in Test matches (that preceded the limited over part of the visit). We know they have got skills which are well documented.
“It's a great challenge," said Bairstow after the second warm-up game lost by the tourists to an India A side led by Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday.
Off spinner Ashwin snapped up 28 wickets, two more than his left arm spin partner who spun the visitors to their doom in the former's home venue in Chennai with a seven wicket haul in the last innings to help India complete a 4-0 triumph over England in the five-Test rubber.
He was pleased with his innings, although he wanted it to be bigger, but was under no illusion that he will be preferred to Joe Root, who has joined the team late, despite it.
Root JOINS ENGlAND SQUAD
England were bolstered by the arrival of their top batsman Joe Root here in time for travelling with the squad tomorrow to Pune for the first of three ODIs on January 15. Root had stayed back for a few days for the birth of his first child.