Graeme Swann joins England in Nagpur for ICC World Cup 2011
Graeme Swann, the English off-spinner, arrived in the city of Nagpur yesterday to reunite with the England team. He joined them at a practice session ahead of England’s tournament opener against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753, which will be played on Tuesday 22nd
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It is, however, not yet decided if he will play tomorrow’s match or not.
Swann had stayed back home for the birth of his first child but was expected to join his team-mates last night. According, to the English skipper, Andrew Strauss, the decision to play Strauss in their first match depended on how he fared in net practice.
He also confirmed that the teams injury woes are over and not a concern any more.
"Graeme Swann has arrived so that completes a full squad that is fit and healthy and ready to go", Strauss was quoted as saying.
The highly acclaimed spinner missed the two warm-up matches that England played against Canada and Pakistan.
England managed to win both of their practice games without him but they will be more than delighted to have him back in their side. The English team has been in Bangladesh since there emphatic victory against the Pakistan side.
"The six days we had in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 were really good in terms of the preparation for the tournament here”, Strauss commented.
"We were quite buoyed by our performance [in a warm-up victory] against Pakistan”, he added.
England’s victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 by a considerable margin and that will definitely give them a lot of confidence going into their first match against the Dutch side.
Swann is a vital part of the England One Day International (ODI) and Test outfits. England will be keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that Swann makes it through the net sessions.
The English have faced numerous injury concerns recently. Eoin Morgan, who is considered an ODI specialist, was forced to pull out of the World Cup because of a finger injury. Swann too had a knee injury scare but he was able to recover.
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