India, June 30 -- Mohammed Siraj found himself at the centre of a training ground episode as India continued preparations for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, starting July 2. As the players pushed through intense practice sessions in Birmingham, Siraj's reaction to a broken bat caught attention and brought a brief moment of levity to an otherwise serious buildup.

With India's lower order having faltered in the series opener at Headingley, it seems head coach Gautam Gambhir and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak have also instructed the bowlers to work overtime on their batting in the nets. Siraj, too, has been sweating it out in the hope of becoming a more reliable tail-ender. But during one such session, he noticed something was...