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Thursday, March 5, 2009

England face selection quandaries

Fifth Test, Port of Spain: West Indies v England
Dates: 6-10 March Start time: 1400 GMT Venue: Queen's Park OvalEngland face a difficult balancing act over team selection for the final Test against the West Indies on Friday.

They must win in Trinidad to square the series and could bring in two from Steve Harmison, Amjad Khan, Adil Rashid or Monty Panesar to boost their attack. If five bowlers are chosen, Matt Prior, back behind the stumps, could bat at six, meaning Owais Shah or Barbados centurion Ravi Bopara will make way. "We have a fairly good idea of our team," skipper Andrew Strauss said. Strauss, together with selector James Whitaker, assistant coach Andy Flower and bowling coach Ottis Gibson spent time assessing the surface ahead of the team's final net session. "We wanted to have another look at the wicket, because obviously they've been doing a lot of rolling of it," the captain said. "But we have a fairly good idea of our team. I suppose fundamental to all of it is what is the best way of winning this game.

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