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London, Sept 4: With Andrew Flintoff, Chris
Tremlett and Ravi Bopara nursing some sort of injury or the
other, England has pencilled in Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright
as
cover for the remaining two ODIs against India. "The Sussex
all-rounder, who was recently named in England's squad for the
Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, has been called up following
injuries to Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett,"
the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement.
Tremlett underwent an injection into his injured right foot and
will not be available for the sixth NatWest Series one-day
international at the Brit Oval here tomorrow. His fitness will
be reassessed ahead of the final match in the series at Lord's
on Saturday, the statement said.
Bopara injured his thumb while trying to
catch Gautam Gambhir off his own bowling in the fifth one dayer
at Headingley, while Flintoff missed the match with a recurring
ankle injury.
The injuries to Bopara and Flintoff will be
reassessed by the England medical team later today even though
the team is optimistic about Flintoff's possible return.
Wright has already established his reputation
as an explosive player with his heroics in the 2007 Twenty20 Cup
where he was the top scorer. It also earned him a berth in
England's 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Wright was impressive in India's warm up
match against England Lions, for which he struck a 40-balll 56.
Meanwhile, the injury-hit hosts, however, can take heart from
the fact that pacer Ryan Sidebottom has been cleared to rejoin
the squad after recovering from a side strain. (Agencies)
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