England name unchanged side

[Marc]

England name unchanged squad

England named a 15-man Test squad to tour West Indies in the spring with no changes from those originally selected for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
One fast bowler will be added, possibly Simon Jones if he proves his fitness in the Academy's tour to India in February.

Richard Johnson is ommitted because he requires surgery on his right knee.

England also revealed a 13-man one-day squad, with opening batsman Vikram Solanki missing out.




This mean Kirtley's in?

 

[CHAPPERS]

No, he was on stand by for the lasst squad and will undoubtedly be called up as an emergency replacement.

Full squad


Ananova:

England Test squad for West Indies tour

MP Vaughan (Yorkshire, capt) age 29 caps 40

ME Trescothick (Somerset) 28 43

MA Butcher (Surrey) 31 61

N Hussain (Essex) 35 90

GP Thorpe (Surrey) 33 83

PD Collingwood (Durham) 27 2

A Flintoff (Lancashire) 26 29

R Clarke (Surrey) 22 2

CMW Read (Nottinghamshire, wkt) 25 8

GO Jones (Kent, wkt) 27 0

AF Giles (Warwickshire) 30 30

GJ Batty (Worcestershire) 26 4

JM Anderson (Lancashire) 21 8

SJ Harmison (Durham) 25 12

MJ Hoggard (Yorkshire) 27 22.


I can't believe Clarke is in there.

Simon Jones will be on the A tour and could be called up if he proves his fitness.

 

[Italiaseagull]

Oh Rikki Clarke, oh Rikki clarke, he looks much better in the dark.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

He's only in cos he plays for Surrey. Clarke is a much better bat than RJK... but I'd pick the Eastbourne Flyer for his bowling. I'd probably take both him and Jones to the Windies... knowing how important it is to have fast bowlers out there AND how ridiculously prone to injury we are.