CALCUTTA, India (Reuters)
England are not fully prepared for their six-match one-day series against India, which starts on Saturday, due to lack of adequate practice, coach Duncan Fletcher has said.

Fletcher had complained earlier in the week about poor facilities in Calcutta, where the first match of the series will be played.

"We are pretty under-prepared for the one-day series. The reasons for that are obvious," Fletcher told reporters after England played a practice match with a local team.

"We got some practice today. But the opposition was not too difficult, though they did try their best," he said.

England bowled out the Cricket Association of Bengal XI, led by Rohan Gavaskar, son of Sunil, for 150 in 42.3 overs, and then achieved the target in the 26th over.

England are expected to name their team for Saturday's game after a nets session at the Eden Gardens stadium on Friday.

Fletcher declined to comment on the likely composition of the side, which could include a three-pronged pace attack of Andrew Caddick, Darren Gough and Matthew Hoggard.

But Paul Collingwood could have made a case for himself grabbing three wickets for 18 runs with his medium-pacers, despite a stomach problem.

"Collingwood bowled well. He had a good game even though he's not feeling too good," Fletcher said.

Marcus Trescothick kept wicket for 18 overs on Thursday, and Fletcher did not rule out the possibility of him getting the nod ahead of James Foster.

"Trescothick has kept wicket at U18 level. If we need more options, he could play as wicketkeeper," Fletcher said.

Trescothick scored 240 runs at an average of 48.00 in the three-Test series last month, which India won 1-0. He has scored 883 runs in 26 one-day internationals for England.

The series ends in early February in Bombay, from where the England team will travel to New Zealand for a Test and one-day series.

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