LONDON, June 20; England will rest three frontline bowlers for the third and final One-day International against the West Indies at Headingley on Friday.

Seamers Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan, together with off-spinner Graeme Swann — who all played in an eight-wicket win at The Oval on Tuesday that gave England an unassailable 2-0 series lead — will be given a break.

Into the squad will come seamer Stuart Meaker, paceman Chris Woakes and off-spinner James Tredwell.

Revised squad: Alastair Cook (captain), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes.—AFP

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