England name squad for one-day series The England and Wales Cricket Board announced the English squad for the upcoming six-match one-day series in India, due to begin in Kolkata on January 19. Making a return to the side after skipping the Tests due to security concerns is Andrew Caddick; he will partner Darren Gough with the new ball. Middle-order batsman Graham Thorpe, who left midway through the Test series to attend to personal problems, also returns to the team. The most significant exclusion is that of Craig White. The Yorkshire all-rounder, who made his debut Test century at Ahmedabad, will undergo keyhole surgery on his left knee. White aggravated the injury during the last day of the third Test at Bangalore. The squad: Nasser Hussain (captain), Owais Shah, Andrew Caddick, Ben Hollioake, Andrew Flintoff, James Foster, Ashley Giles, Jeremy Snape, Matthew Hoggard, Nick Knight, Paul Collingwood, Graham Thorpe, Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan, Darren Gough

The future is White for Craig The first leg of the Indian tour did Craig White's reputation no harm. The 32-year-old England all-rounder is known for his attitude, and this he displayed while making his maiden century in the second Test at Motera and also in his many bowling spells on unhelpful Indian wickets. In fact, to White must go the credit of making the quote of the tour. The Yorkshireman found a strange way to express his love for Indian wickets, saying, "I genuinely prefer to bowl on slow, low, shitheaps." His love affair with India will be temporarily suspended, though, after a scan revealed the need for keyhole surgery on his injured left knee. He will now be out of action for 3-4 weeks. White's Yorkshire physio, Matt Carrico, was at hand to explain, to a television channel, what he felt were the reasons behind his ward's frequent injuries. "Craig's levels of fitness are superb, but he just seems to pick up niggles and more serious injuries more often than other people do. There is no real medical reason for this. With some people it just happens that way. Obviously, being an all-rounder places greater strain on his body, as he has to do so much for the team." Carrico, however, was confident that White would be able to overcome his injuries and play active cricket for a reasonably long time. "The most important thing is that he has no long-term conditions, so his chances of going on are just as good as anyone else's. So there is no reason why he cannot be playing until he is 40," he said.

It is all in the game for Croft Robert Croft has some claims to being England’s best off-spinner currently. It came as no surprise, then, to hear that the English selectors were initially eager to include him in their squad for the tour of India. But these plans were upset when Croft refused to tour, citing the fluid security situation in the sub-continent. That decision has now cost Glamorgan off-spinner dear; he is out of the England team for the tour of New Zealand too. Croft, though, seems to have taken the bad news in his stride. "I stand by the decision I made; this time round, I felt, for my family's sake, it wasn't a risk I could take,” he said. England chairman of selectors David Graveney offered him a ray of hope while speaking to BBC’s Radio five. “Robert Croft will be disappointed, but he has got to accept that he will have to scrap for his place. His performances, particularly overseas, have been very good, and he is very much part of the future."

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