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19-Aug-2013 05:20:00 GMT
England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval

England Name Uncapped Kerrigan in Squad for Final Ashes Test

London: Uncapped test duo Simon Kerrigan and Chris Woakes have been named in England's 14-man squad for the fifth and final Ashes contest against Australia, starting at The Oval on Wednesday.

Fast bowler Steven Finn was also recalled to the squad after England, who have retained the urn and lead the series 3-0, lost pacemen Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions to injuries.

Finn returns after playing in the first test of the series at Nottingham, where he took two wickets in England's 14-run victory. He was a non-playing member of the second test squad before missing out on selection for the next two matches.

Yorkshire seamer Bresnan was ruled out for the remainder of the English season with a stress fracture in his lower back, while Onions misses out with a broken finger.

Lancashire left-arm spinner Kerrigan, 24, who is yet to play for England in any format, got the nod ahead of troubled tweaker Monty Panesar, who was recently fined for drunkenly urinating outside a Brighton nightclub.

Warwickshire's Woakes, who made his England debut in 2011 in limited overs internationals, is also a handy batsman lower down the order similar to Bresnan.

England squad for 5th Test: Alastair Cook (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Simon Kerrigan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (wk), Joe Root, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, Jonathan Trott and Chris Woakes.


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