The team consists entirely of those who have already played in one-day internationals, a promise made when the selectors won their battle to have the full party to Australia in Perth from the start of the tour, which clashes with the Dhaka competition.

As a result Adam Hollioake, already overlooked as captain for the World Cup, has the chance to repeat his considerable personal success in Sharjah last December. The mud pitches in Dhaka should suit Hollioake and several of his right-hand men there - Nick Knight, Alistair and Dougie Brown, Mark Ealham and Matthew Fleming.

Graeme Hick, Ian Austin and Peter Martin earned their places by performing well in the recent Emirates triangular tournament and Ashley Giles, so often 12th or 13th man in past competitions, should get a full chance as the only specialist spinner.

Fairbrother's selection is the most interesting. He remains a master at the art of pushing an innings along in its middle stages, not least against slow or medium-paced bowling on slow pitches and if he were to perform well he might challenge Graeme Thorpe in that role for the World Cup.

Chris Silverwood has reward for a season which started promisingly only to be interrupted by injury, but there is no justice in the preference for Lloyd, who averages 24 in one-day matches this season and has failed to make a fifty, over Adams, who averages 36 with a hundred and five fifties.