Wales name 14-Man squad for England match

Wales have named a squad of fourteen for Monday's inaugural international challenge match against the full England one-day side at Sophia Gardens.

Steve James, the Captain, who was forced to miss Wednesday's record-breaking Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy tie against Surrey at The Oval because his daughter was ill, is hopeful of being able to lead the Wales team out on Monday.

The balance of the side suggests that Matthew Maynard will keep wicket for Wales, as he did for Glamorgan before breaking his hand in a Benson & Hedges Cup game against Gloucestershire in early May. Maynard hasn't kept wicket in a game since returning to the Glamorgan side last week and will test his hand in practice this weekend. Mark Wallace is named in the fourteen as cover.

Steffan Jones, Tony Cottey and Jacques Kallis are all included in the squad, which will meet up for practice in Cardiff on Sunday. The final XI will be named on Monday morning. The squad is :

Steve James; Robert Croft; David Hemp; Jacques Kallis; Matthew Maynard; Mike Powell; Tony Cottey; Adrian Dale; Darren Thomas; Steffan Jones; Andrew Davies; Dean Cosker; Simon Jones and Mark Wallace.

In addition to Jones, Cottey and Kallis, all of the current Glamorgan contracted players are very keen to play in what could be a unique occasion. Because of this, selection of the final eleven has been placed in the hands of a small group chaired by Glamorgan's Cricket Committee Chairman - Ricky Needham, and including current Glamorgan President and former England Captain - Tony Lewis.

England named a 15-man squad earlier in the week for the forthcoming NatWest Series matches against India and Sri Lanka. Reports suggest that Darren Gough will not be available for the game against Wales so the England team is likely to come from the remaining fourteen.

The England squad is :

Nasser Hussain; Nick Knight; Marcus Trescothick; Michael Vaughan; Graham Thorpe; Alec Stewart; Andrew Flintoff; Paul Collingwood; Ronnie Irani; Jeremy Snape; Ashley Giles; James Kirtley; Darren Gough; Alex Tudor and Matthew Hoggard.

England squad practice takes place on Saturday afternoon and Sunday Morning. Information from Andrew Walpole, ECB Media Relations Manager (020 7432 1200). The Wales squad practice on Sunday afternoon.

Tickets will be available on the day of the match - priced at £25 for adults and £8 for juniors (16 years and under), with Members' discounted tickets available until 5pm today (21st June). The match is scheduled to start at 10.45am.