Hoggard the only England Call Up This Winter

Hoggie Flying Flag
By JMB
September 14 2006

Matthew Hoggard was today named as the only Yorkshire player in the England Ashes Touring party. Michael Vaughan's injury continues to see him sidelined. Some people had put forward Adil Rashid as a wildcard for selection but the selctors have stuck to the tried and tested.

England Ashes Squad:

A Flintoff (Lancashire, capt) 28 62,
AJ Strauss (Middlesex) 29 31,
ME Trescothick (Somerset) 30 76,
AN Cook (Essex) 21 9
KP Pietersen (Hampshire) 26 18
PD Collingwood (Durham) 30 15
IR Bell (Warwickshire) 24 18
CMW Read (Nottinghamshire, wkt) 28 13
GO Jones (Kent, wkt) 30 31
SI Mahmood (Lancashire) 24 5
MJ Hoggard (Yorkshire) 29 58
SJ Harmison (Durham) 27 45
MS Panesar (Northamptonshire) 24 10
AF Giles (Warwickshire)
JM Anderson (Lancashire) 24 13
LE Plunkett (Durham) 21 6



Players On Standby:

RS Bopara (Essex)
SC Broad (Leicestershire)
R Clarke (Surrey)
JMW Dalrymple (Middlesex)
SM Davies (Worcestersire, wkt)
EC Joyce (Middlesex)
RWT Key (Kent)
J Lewis (Gloucestershire)
G Onions (Durham)
MJ Prior (Sussex, wkt)
OA Shah (Middlesex)
TC Smith (Lancashire)
CT Tremlett (Hampshire)
MH Yardy (Sussex)