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Thorpe
ready for England return against Australia
London,
July 17: England received a
boost Tuesday with the news that Surrey left-hander Graham Thorpe
will be available for selection for the second Ashes Test against
Australia at Lord's which starts on Thursday.
Thorpe
has overcome his troublesome calf injury and returned to training in
a bid to get himself fit for a match England need to win to square
the series.
"I've
had three or four sessions in the nets, I feel OK and there's been
no reaction," he said.
"Everything
being equal, hopefully I'll be selected on Thursday."
Thorpe's
batting skills will be welcomed back by the England selectors after
the opening Test defeat at Edgbaston a fortnight ago.
He
was England's leading batsman on the winter tours to Pakistan and
Sri-Lanka and will be looking to prevent the Australians from
ripping through the middle order as they did in the first Test in
Birmingham.
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