Opener Nick Compton, grandson of England great Denis Compton, painted a rosy picture despite injury concerns to key players — Steven Finn (thigh) and Stuart Broad (bruised left heel).

“There have been a number of good performances over the last couple of weeks. (Alastair) Cook scored a hundred early on, (Jonny) Bairstow got a hundred here, Samit Patel batted consistently in the middle order.