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Andrew Strauss has been named as the Captain of the England Lions which will be playing a three-day match against the touring Indian team next week. The England Selectors have picked just eleven players for this event that will be played at Chelmsford. This match will be India's last one before they head into the opening Test Match at Lord's. So the England Lions will be keen in spoiling India's confidence levels in their game which starts on the 13th.

According to the Chairman of Selectors, David Graveney as per media reports, the England Lions team is a strong side that can truly test the touring team ahead of the upcoming npower Test Series. The side is packed with four pacers - Tremlett, Broad, Bresnan and Onions. The Lions have an upcoming legspinner by the name Adil Rashid who plays for Yorkshire. All eyes will be on Andrew Strauss as he looks to work up some form and confidence after a string of poor scores in the recent past which has also seen him lose his place in the One Day Side. Owais Shah is another batsman who will be looking to grab a place in the Test Squad following his impressive batting in the recently concluded ODI Series against West Indies.

England Lions : Andrew Strauss (Middlesex, captain), Tim Ambrose (Warwickshire, Wicket Keeper), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Leicestershire), Joe Denly (Kent), Graham Onions (Durham), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Owais Shah (Middlesex), Chris Tremlett (Hampshire) and Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
 

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