England team get out their sketchbooks for charity

While the Aussies frantically toil to find some form ahead of the third Ashes Test, the England team have been taking a rather more relaxed approach to their preparations this week.

In aid of three of English cricket's foremost charities, The Lord's Taverners, Chance to Shine and the PCA Benevolent Fund, the boys were tasked with drawing portraits of each other. Cricket fans can bid for the original portraits here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/CricketUnited/m.html

Here's what they come up with...

Best mates James Anderson and Graeme Swann show off their artistic flair.