England Lions - The rest of the squad

Kent's Blob Key will skipper the side, which includes seven internationals.
Stumper Tim Ambrose, seam duo Sajid Mahmood & Liam Plunkett, Warwicks bat Jonathan Trott and Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright (who really must start to deliver on his undoubted talent) are all due to take part in the four-day game against the tourists on Thursday at Derby.

Interestingly Notts all-rounder Samit ‘Tubs’ Patel is also selected. Tubs was dropped for England's one-day series in the West Indies for "failing to reach acceptable standards of fitness for international cricket". That in itself is a truly remarkable achievement when you consider that the following players have all graced the international stage without booking into their local Fitness First; Eddie Hemmings, Sir Ian Terence Botham, Mike Gatting, Ian Gould, Blob Key, Sir Andrew Flintoff (in the old days) & Mike Gatting (well, he was twice as fat as everyone else!).

England Lions team: Rob Key (Kent, capt), Tim Ambrose (Warwickshire, wkt), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire), Stephen Moore (Worcestershire), Samit Patel (Nottinghamsire), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex).

Jardine’s verdict: Even if the England Lions approach this match in the right spirit only Bell (& perhaps Ambrose) have a realistic chance of being called up to the front side.