Boards
Shock omissions for Rashid and Bopara
Sensibly, Enlgand selectors have chosen Graeme Swann, who has had a terrific season for Notts, and Owais Shah ahead of the unreliable Ravi Bopara and the inexperienced Adil Rashid respectively for the two tests in India.
Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose are included.
Kevin Pietersen (capt), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Tim Ambrose (wk), Matt Prior (wk), Stuart Broad, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Ryan Sidebottom, Owais Shah, Graeme Swann.