England call up Snape

England have boosted their backroom staff by calling on the services of Jeremy Snape to act as sports psychologist.

Snape, who is also Leicestershire's captain, was already out in the Caribbean working with the Associates, but England have drafted him in for the World Cup. He will miss Leicestershire's pre-season tour.

England's coach Duncan Fletcher said that while he expected a great contribution from Snape on the psychology front - Snape has a masters in sports psychology - he could also offer other skills.

"Jeremy has extensive experience of the one-day game, ability to work with the spinners and good understanding of sports psychology," he said.

Snape will join England once he's worked with the Netherlands.