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London: A knee injury to Andrew Flintoff has prompted England selectors to call the in-form Steve Harmison into an expanded 14-man squad for the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
Flintoff complained of right knee soreness after falling heavily in the field during Australia's first innings, and will undergo precautionary scans on Monday.
The Cardiff Test was Flintoff's first major assignment since tearing the meniscus in his right knee during an IPL stint with the Chennai Superkings. He had not played for England since the Antigua Test of February.
"We have added Stephen Harmison to our squad for the next Test match as Andrew Flintoff injured his right knee at Cardiff and will undergo a precautionary scan later today," said England's chairman of selectors, Geoff Miller. "Andrew is experiencing soreness and swelling in the knee which he twisted while in the field and he will be reassessed by the medical staff over the next forty eight hours leading up to the Test Match on Thursday.
"In the event of Andrew being unfit, we see Stephen as a like for like replacement in terms of the type of bowler he is and his ability to unsettle the opposition batsmen with pace and bounce. But we will need to consider all our options carefully when we come to determine the make-up of our bowling attack at Lord's and the final decision will depend on our assessment of the pitch and the likely overhead conditions. "
Harmison has taken 33 wickets at 13.03 in five first class matches since June, including six against the Australians in the recent England Lions tour match in Worcester.
Should his first-class form hold, Harmison would imbue England with a degree of menace that was lacking in the first Test, during which the hosts managed just six Australian wickets in 181 overs. Harmison, too, will hold fond memories of his last Ashes Test at Lord's during which he took 8-97.
Squad: Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Graham Onions, Ian Bell, Steve Harmison.
