Craig White is all set

Craig White is all set to make his home debut in the fourth match against the West Indies at Headingley thereby becoming the fourth Yorkshire player in the current English team.

While he is ready to play his 11th Test, his captain Hussain has said that White is already in their plans for the winter tour.``Craig has a lot to offer to the team, especially when you're a captain,'' explained Hussain. ``One thing that is very impressive is obviously his extra pace. Generally in English cricket when you get down to a 70-overs old ball you are scratching your head a little bit as captain, so it's nice to have Craig to come on then and bowl at 90 miles an hour.''

Incidenatlly White has never been on a tour except for the World Cup tournament held in India and Pakistan four years ago. White suffered a blackout near his Scarborough home some 10 weeks ago which has changed his outlook, he claims.``In retrospect, it was probably the best thing that ever happened to me because it changed my whole attitude to life,'' said White. ``When you've had a life-threatening experience like that you re-evaluate everything", he said.

He is likely to bat at No 8 in the match as England is likely to include all its seven batsmen. West Indies meanwhile, could include Mclean and Gayle in place of Sarwan and the injured Rose.