England unmovable for second Test

England unmovable for second Test

England has named an unmovable 12-man squad for the second power Test with India, starting at Trent Bridge on Friday.

Following Monday's 196-run over the tourists at Lord's, National Selector Geoff Miller has long-established that the same group of players, along with Tim Bresnan, will meet up in Nottingham later this week.

Bresnan was edge out of the estimate by Stuart Broad for the Lord's Test, and return to Yorkshire to play in their narrow loss to Lancashire, while Broad vindicated his selection with a fine presentation with bat and ball.

"There was a lot to be satisfied about from the opening Test at Lord's," said Miller.

"We saw some outstanding performances with both bat and ball which resulted in a wonderful win on the final day of what was a unforgettable match.

"While the squad from the first power Test all came through unscathed we have built-in Tim Bresnan in the squad for this next Test and he'll once again be pushing for selection following a short rotate in between Test matches."

England squad: Andrew Strauss, captain (Middlesex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Alastair Cook (Essex), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Matt Prior (Sussex), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Chris Tremlett (Surrey), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire).

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