England name 30 for the ICC Champions Trophy
The England selectors today named a provisional 30-man One-Day squad for the ICC Champions Trophy to be staged in this country in September.
The squad, which will be narrowed down to a final list of 14 names by August 10th, contains all fourteen members of England’s NatWest Series squad plus ten players uncapped at One-Day International level: Ian Bell and Mark Wagh (Warwickshire), Richard Dawson (Yorkshire), Alex Gidman and Jonathan Lewis, (Gloucestershire), Graham Napier (Essex), Michael Powell, Simon Jones and Alex Wharf (Glamorgan) and Chris Tremlett (Hampshire).

Chairman of Selectors, David Graveney, said: “Our ultimate goal as selectors is to build a side for the World Cup in 2007 and the make-up of this squad gives a good indication as to the type of team we are looking to develop and the particular roles we are looking to fill within it. “There are ten players in this provisional squad who have not yet played One-Day International cricket and we will continue to experiment with new players as we seek the right blend between experience and youth ahead of 2007.
“Choosing 30 players is a far harder task than picking 14 and I would stress that this is by no means a definitive or exhaustive list. A number of seam bowling options were considered and those who are not on the list should not be unduly disheartened about their international prospects.
“As we look ahead to the composition of the winter tour parties, we will continue to closely monitor individual performances in all the domestic one-day competitions and canvass opinion within the game from coaches and captains about the merits of individual players.
“There has been some debate within the media about a possible role for Mark Butcher in our One-Day side. Mark previously intimated that he did not want to play both forms of international cricket because he was concerned about the impact on his fitness. However, he has recently indicated that he would now like to be considered for our One-Day side and as the season progresses we will be watching with interest his performances for Surrey in the Twenty/20 Cup and the totesport national league. “

England’s Provisional 30-man squad for The ICC Champions Trophy

Player County Age

1.Michael Vaughan, Yorkshire (captain) 29

2.Kabir Ali, Worcestershire 23

3.James Anderson, Lancashire 21

4.Gareth Batty, Worcestershire 26

5.Ian Bell, Warwickshire 22

6.Ian Blackwell, Somerset 26

7.Rikki Clarke, Surrey 22

8.Paul Collingwood, Durham 28

9. Richard Dawson, Yorkshire 23

10.Andrew Flintoff, Lancashire 26

11.Alex Gidman, Gloucestershire 23

12..Ashley Giles, Warwickshire 31

13.Darren Gough, Essex 33

14.Stephen Harmison, Durham 25

15..Geraint Jones, Kent 27

16. Simon Jones, Glamorgan 25

17. Robert Key, Kent 25

18. James Kirtley, Sussex 29

19. Jonathan Lewis, Gloucestershire 28

20. Anthony McGrath, Yorkshire 28

21. Sajid Mahmood, Lancashire 22

22. Graham Napier, Essex 24

23. Michael Powell, Glamorgan 27

24. Chris Read, Nottinghamshire 25

25. Vikram Solanki, Worcestershire 28

26. Andrew Strauss, Middlesex 27

27. Chris Tremlett, Hampshire 22

28. Marcus Trescothick, Somerset 28

29. Mark Wagh, Warwickshire 27

30. Alex Wharf, Glamorgan 29