07 August 2004	Saturday	20 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425

LONDON, Aug 6: Worcestershire batsman Vikram Solanki has been recalled to the England squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy one-day tournament.

Fast bowler Simon Jones, who returned to the Test side this year after a knee injury, has missed out on the 14-man squad along with promising batsman Ian Bell, and all rounders Ricki Clarke and Ian Blackwell.

"We have recalled Vikram Solanki because he gives us options at the top of the order and is an outstanding fielder," chairman of selectors David Graveney said on the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) website. "He has been in fine form for his county in both forms of the game."

Off spinner Gareth Batty has also made the side as the selectors opted for two spinners with the inclusion of the rejuvenated Ashley Giles for the 12-team tournament that begins on Sept 10.

Batty's Worcestershire team mate Kabir Ali has also been included in the squad as an all rounder. Despite now being the second-best Test side in the world after a run of eight victories in the last nine matches, England have a dismal one-day record and won just once in their five matches in a triangular series involving New Zealand and West Indies last month.

England will play three one-day matches against India in early September before their first match in the Champions Trophy against Zimbabwe at Edgbaston on Sept 10.

SQUAD: Michael Vaughan (captain), Kabir Ali, James Anderson, Gareth Batty, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Darren Gough, Stephen Harmison, Geraint Jones, Anthony McGrath, Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Marcus Trescothick. -Reuters