Spanked in the Test series, India would aim to get their floundering tour of England back on track when they take on Sussex in a one-day practice match here tomorrow ahead of the limited-overs series starting with a one off Twenty20 on 31 August.

India lost the number one Test team tag after being whitewashed 0-4 by England and if the lessons from the drubbing have been absorbed, injured players need to prove their fitness before they are trusted to be part of the ODI world champions' playing eleven.

The 50-over game against Sussex tomorrow would be critical to assess if Praveen Kumar and Gautam Gambhir have recovered from their injuries.

Praveen missed the final Test at the Oval due to an ankle injury while Gambhir suffered a concussion making him a mere shadow of his formidable self in the two innings of the match. Team India would find it difficult to live it down if a recently injured cricketer breaks down in the one-day series like Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag did in the Test matches.

As a result, India would like to throw as many youngsters as possible into the fray to assess their early form and confidence.

In all likelihood, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar would pull out to give a few younger batsmen the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the seaming and swinging conditions.

It would ensure that all four young batsmen of the side -- Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma -- lose little time in coming to grips with the testing conditions.