November 22 Friday 2002
England call up Kirtley for one-dayers

LONDON: Seam bowler James Kirtley has been called up for England's winter one-day cricket squad.

Kirtley will be part of the core of players aiming to win the triangular VB Series against Australia and Sri Lanka in December and January. He joins list of one-day specialist players selected for the competition in September.

Ian Blackwell, Paul Collingwood, Ronnie Irani, Nick Knight, Owais Shah, Jeremy Snape and Craig White, who has subsequently joined the Test squad, are all in the party. The remainder of 16-man squad will be made up of players already in Australia competing for the Ashes cricket series.

England's full one-day squad will be named nearer the start of the series, which begins on Friday 13 December. David Graveney, Chairman of Selectors, said, "With Darren Gough now unable to play in VB Series, James has been selected for our one-day squad."

Kirtley said: "This will be my first tour of Australia and I am delighted to be part of the squad. It gives me opportunity to play against some of the best players in the world on some of best pitches in the world, so it is ultimate test for me. "It is sad that Goughie is unfit but it gives me a chance to show what I can do''.