DURHAM pace bowler Graham Onions has been named in the England 12 for the first npower Test match against the West Indies which starts at Lord's on Wednesday.

Onions joins fellow Durham player Paul Collingwood in the England squad, but there is no place for Steve Harmison following a disappointing winter tour of the Caribbean.

Onions, 26, is set to make his first appearance in an England Test squad after previous appearances for England Lions.

Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan is also included after an impressive performance against Durham at Riverside last week.

There is no place, however, for Michael Vaughan, with Ravi Bopara selected ahead of the former England captain, Ian Bell and Owais Shah in the battle to fill the troublesome number three spot.

National selector Geoff Miller said: "This is very exciting for the two young fast bowlers (Onions and Bresnan) to be included in the squad for a Lord's Test match and sends a message to all county players that if they put in consistently good performances they will get recognised.

"Both have had good starts to this season and had been close to Test match selection on a number of occasions. They have earned their place in the party.

"The selectors also felt that Ravi Bopara deserved his chance after his performance in his single Test in the Caribbean this winter.

"There was a lot of competition for that batting position but Bopara now has the opportunity to stake a claim. He showed in Barbados that he has the ability to play at Test level."

England squad for the 1st npower Test Match against West Indies - Lord's May 6-10:

A Strauss (Middlesex, captain), J Anderson (Lancashire), R Bopara (Essex), T Bresnan (Yorkshire), S Broad (Nottinghamshire), P COLLINGWOOD (DURHAM), A Cook (Essex), G ONIONS (DURHAM), M Panesar (Northamptonshire), K Pietersen (Hampshire), M Prior (Sussex), G Swann (Nottinghamshire).

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