England Squad for 5th Cornhill Test v West Indies
England today named a squad of 12 players for next week's 5th Cornhill Test Match against West Indies at The Foster's Oval
ECB Media Release
27-Aug-2000
England today named a squad of 12 players for next week's 5th Cornhill Test Match against West Indies at The Foster's Oval. (August 31-Sept 4)
The Warwickshire left-arm spinner Ashley Giles, who has taken 52 wickets and scored two hundreds in First Class cricket this summer, is added to the eleven who won the 4th Test at Headingley.
Announcing the squad, Chairman of Selectors, David Graveney said: "Our
discussions for this match centred on the slow bowling position. Ashley
Giles has had a good County season as has Phil Tufnell, but Ashley's
all-round qualities swung the decision in his favour."
"At this stage, we haven't definitely decided to play a spinner at The Oval
and we will not make a decision on our final eleven until we have assessed
the pitch and the weather conditions."
England Squad Players D.O.B Tests Nasser Hussain (Captain) (Essex) 28.03.68 52 Michael Atherton (Lancashire) 23.03.68 101 Andrew Caddick (Somerset) 21.11.68 36 Dominic Cork* (Derbyshire) 07.08.71 30 Ashley Giles (Warwickshire)* 19.03.73 1 Darren Gough (Yorkshire) 18.09.70 42 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire) 23.05.66 59 Alec Stewart (Surrey) 08.04.63 101 Marcus Trescothick (Somerset)* 25.12.75 2 Graham Thorpe (Surrey)* 01.08.69 59 Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire) 29.10.74 7 Craig White (Yorkshire) 16.12.69 11
* denotes non-contracted player