KL Rahul would look to make the most of his first red-ball outing in months ahead of the Test series against England while the fringe players will be desperate for impactful performances when India 'A' face England Lions in their second and final unofficial Test beginning here on Friday.

With major parts of India enduring monsoon, Rahul decided to leave for UK before the main Test squad to train for the five-match series beginning on June 20.

Rahul, who has had reasonable success in including two hundreds, is the senior-most batter in the Test squad following the high-profile retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Though he averages an underwhelming 33.57 in 58 Tests, most of his success in the traditional format has come at the top of the order. It remains to be seen if he continues to open or bats down the order.

Even the likes of Gill and Sai Sudharsan were expected to play the second four-day game, but their commitments did not allow them. The duo would only get the intra-squad game to acclimatise before the first Test in Leeds.

As many as six players from the Test squad took part in the first game against England Lions that ended in a drab draw on a docile pitch where mounts of runs were scored by both teams. Pacer Akash Deep, who did not play in Canterbury, is likely to feature here.