Dominic Cork left out of England squad
By Ananova
June 8 2002
Dominic Cork has been left out of England's squad for the third Test match against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. The Derbyshire all-rounder's omission is the only change from the squad assembled at Edgbaston for the second Test.
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Chairman of Selectors, David Graveney, said: "When selecting a squad, we need to ensure that everyone has a chance to play. Given that we will be playing at Old Trafford we felt that Cork was unlikely to feature. "We have spoken to him about this and assured him that he will remain in our thoughts for future selections. "We don't yet know what the Old Trafford pitch will be like for next week. Although traditionally hard and with pace, we will have to wait until next week to assess the effect of any rain which it might have had and we will select the final team accordingly. As for Mark Butcher, we will test his left knee on Tuesday morning and we will be looking to make an early decision on his fitness in fairness to both him and John Crawley." England squad:
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