England have made two changes to their Test match squad from the one that beat India in the first two Test matches. They have got in Essex's Ravi Bopara in place of Jonathon Trott, who was ruled out of the third Test match after failing his fitness test. Steven Fin also joins the squad after being a part as a backup to the injured Chris Tremlett.
Ravi Bopara Replaces Injured Jonathon Trott In English Test Squad
The English selectors have pitched in for Ravi Bopara after Jonathon Trott failed to recover from his side injury he sustained in the second Test match.
Trott had suffered from a shoulder injury after having fallen on his side while fielding in the second Test match. He had failed to bat at his customary number three position, having batted at seven and did not score too many.
Bopara has played in ten Test matches in his career so far, but the last one that he played was way back in August 2009 in the Ashes. He was dropped after a poor run in the five-day format and missed selection this season after Eoin Morgan was selected ahead of him.
Morgan showed poor form in the first three innings that he batted in but came back strongly with a half-century in the fourth.
The other addition was that of Finn, but Tremlett also retains his place. In all probability, it will be either Tremlett or Tim Bresnan who will play in the third Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
The chief selector, Geoff Millier said, "Ravi Bopara comes in for Jonathan Trott who is continuing his rehabilitation from his shoulder injury. Chris Tremlett is recovering well from the back spasms that ruled him out of the second Test and although we are expecting him to be fully fit ahead of Wednesday we felt it was prudent to include an extra seam bowler at this stage meaning Steven Finn comes into the squad."
If England win one of the remaining two games or draw both, they would go on to become the number one team in the Test world.
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