Anderson and Sidebottom in squad

Left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom has been named in England’s squad for the Second Test against West Indies at Headingley, six years after his last appearance at the top level. Michael Vaughan has also been named in the party after recovering from the broken finger he sustained three weeks ago.

David Graveney, England chairman of selectors, said sidebottom’s selection had been made with variety in mind: “With Jon Lewis and Stuart Broad unavailable through injury, we were keen to identify a bowler who could add variety to the attack. Ryan has been a consistent performer for Nottinghamshire over the last two seasons, is familiar with the Headingley pitch through his time with Yorkshire and deserves a further opportunity at this level.”

On the captain, he said: “Vaughan came through his net session today without any adverse reaction.” Owais Shah, who scored just 10 in his two innings at Lord’s, misses out.

Andrew Flintoff, who like Vaughan missed the First Test, in his case due to his troublesome ankle, has been retained, and Graveney added: “We will need to reassess Andrew’s fitness over the next 48 hours. Our plan is for him to bowl in practice on consecutive days to see if there is any further reaction to his ankle injury.”

James Anderson also remains in the squad after being called-up as cover at Lord’s, and is expected to take the injured Matthew Hoggard’s place.

Squad Michael Vaughan (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Stephen Harmison, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior (wk), Monty Panesar, Liam Plunkett, Ryan Sidebottom, Andrew Strauss.