Bresnan in England squad to face Australia

TOWNVILLE cricketer Tim Bresnan has been included in the England squad to face Australia in the five match NatWest ODI Series, which begin at Lord’s on Friday.

Bresnan is joined in the 14-man squad by fellow Yorkshire player Jonny Bairstow.

England NatWest Series squad: Alastair Cook (Essex) (Captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Fixtures: Friday June 29 Lord’s 10.45am, Sunday July 1 Kia Oval 10.45am, Wednesday July 4 Edgbaston 2pm, Saturday July 7 Emirates Durham ICG 10.45am. Tuesday July 10 Old Trafford 2pm.