Current best Asian Test XI which can beat England in England

All-rounders: Angelo Mathews (Captain) and Shakib Al Hasan

England v Sri Lanka: 1st Investec Test - Day Three

The Sri Lankan all-rounder, Angelo Mathews will lead the side as he has good experience of captaining his side in the England soil. He should be the fast bowling all-rounder in the Asian XI side. Mathews adds a lot of value as he has good techniques with bat and also a handy bowler. So far, he has played 5 Test games and scored 431 runs which included 2 centuries and picked up five wickets in England. Mathews also won the Man of the Series award in the mighty condition.

Bangladesh v Australia - 1st Test: Day 4

Shakib Al Hasan is arguably the best all-rounder in the Test format. He owned the number one spot in all-rounders' Test rankings for many years. Shakib can trouble the batsmen with his orthodox spin and contribute to the team with the bat. Thus far, he has played two Tests and picked up 8 wickets which include a fifer. He is an asset to any team in the longest format of the game.