England have named a 13-man squad for next week's 4th npower Test Match against Australia at Headingley.

The Hampshire left-arm pace bowler Alan Mullally is recalled to the squad and Somerset's Richard Johnson is also included. Johnson was called up as a late replacement for Chris Silverwood for the Trent Bridge Test Match, but did not play.

With Nasser Hussain returning from injury and resuming the captaincy, Craig White and Ian Ward are the two players omitted from the eleven that played in the 3rd npower Test.

• Nasser Hussain (Essex) (captain) D.O.B: 28.03.68; Tests: 61
• Michael Atherton (Lancashire) 23.3.68; 113
• Usman Afzaal (Nottinghamshire) 9.6.77; 1
• Mark Butcher (Surrey) 23.8.72; 30
• Andrew Caddick (Somerset) 21.11.68; 48
• Robert Croft (Glamorgan) 25.5.70; 21
• Darren Gough (Yorkshire) 18.9.70; 53
• Richard Johnson (Somerset) 29.12.74; 0
• Alan Mullally (Hampshire) 12.7.69; 18
• Mark Ramprakash (Surrey) 5.9.69; 44
• Alec Stewart (Surrey) 8.4.63; 113
• Marcus Trescothick (Somerset) 25.12.75; 14
• Alex Tudor (Surrey) 23.10.77; 4

Announcing the squad, Chairman of Selectors, David Graveney, said: "The selectors met twice this week to discuss selection both for this Test Match and the final Test at the Oval. In the event, we decided not to announce an enlarged squad for both games as we feel that there will be sufficient time at the end of the Headingley Test Match to announce changes to the team if required.

"We looked at the batting in the light of the knowledge that Michael Vaughan and Graham Thorpe will not be fit for Headingley, but we are hopeful that both will be available for the Oval.

"Ian Ward and Craig White have both been omitted from the squad. Ian has struggled in this series, but he has been batting out of his normal position and we are confident that he has the character to bounce back from this. The decision to leave Craig out was based on his recent form with the ball rather than with the bat and he remains in our thoughts for this winter's tour squads.

"History suggests that seam bowling usually dominates at Headingley and at this stage, it is likely that we will look to play seven batsmen and four bowlers. However, our final decision will depend on an assessment of the pitch and the weather conditions.

"Usman Afzaal has been in the squad this summer as the extra batsman and he deserves another opportunity at this level after playing in the 1st Test at Edgbaston. We did, however, consider other batsmen for this match in particular David Fulton who has been in magnificent form for Kent this season as well as Richard Montgomerie of Sussex and Owais Shah of Middlesex.

"Alan Mullally had been considered for the last Test Match when Chris Silverwood withdrew through injury. He is also in good form at present, took 8-90 for Hampshire last week and bowled well against Australia in the tour match."

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