England squad announced

Date released: 29 April 2009

England and West Indies cricket logos The ECB have announced the 12-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's, starting on 6 May. There is no place for either Michael Vaughan or Ian Bell.

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England squad

Player	County
* Andrew Strauss	Middlesex
James Anderson	Lancashire
Ravi Bopara	Essex
Tim Bresnan	Yorkshire
Stuart Broad	Nottinghamshire
Paul Collingwood	Durham
Alastair Cook	Essex
Graham Onions	Durham
Monty Panesar	Northamptonshire
Kevin Pietersen	Hampshire
† Matt Prior	Sussex
Graeme Swann	Nottinghamshire

^{* - denotes captain}
^{† - denotes wicketkeeper}

Vaughan and Bell had been expected to contest the number three batting position but their exclusion and that of Middlesex's Owais Shah would seem to indicate that Ravi Bopara will fill that position.

Tim Bresnan bowling for Yorkshire
Bresnan: Performed well at Lord's in curtain-raising match Newly appointed as permanent Team Director, Andy Flower has also included two uncapped bowlers: Graham Onions and Tim Bresnan.

Bresnan was a late call-up to the MCC team to face Champion County Durham on the opening day of the English cricket season at Lord's. His elevation from there to Test squad comes as a surprise.