mvaughan

England were humiliated in the Test series against Pakistan. They went in as favourites and got whitewashed. But this isn't a team who will let defeat dent their confidence. They'll see this challenge as an opportunity to set the record straight and prove they can win a Test series outside England. After all, they're not the number one ranked team in the world for nothing. The exclusion of Eoin Morgan from the squad is no great surprise. He's had plenty of chances in the longest format and hasn't really taken them so it's now up to him to go away, work on his game, learn from his mistakes and play well enough for Middlesex to win a recall to the Test team. James Tredwell's inclusion isn't a massive shock either. England are likely to play two spinners and, if either Graeme Swann or Monty...