England name provisional World Cup squad

SYDNEY, Jan 13 (Reuters) Ashley Giles has been included in England's 30-man provisional squad for this year's one-day World Cup in the West Indies but Darren Gough was left out after failing a fitness test.

All of the players currently on tour in Australia were picked, including injured batsman Kevin Pietersen, who is being sent home after fracturing a rib.

Four uncapped players were added to the squad as well as seven players that did not feature in England's ICC Champions Trophy squad, including captain Michael Vaughan and spinner Monty Panesar.

Gough, Ian Blackwell and Tim Bresnan were not considered after failing fitness tests.

''We are eager to ensure everyone is given every chance to prove their fitness but we are not prepared to select players for this upcoming World Cup that we anticipate will not reach a satisfactory level of fitness for what will be a gruelling tournament,'' England's chairman of selectors, David Graveney said in a statement.

Giles was included after declaring himself available following his sudden departure from the Ashes tour to care for his ill wife.

''He's now getting back into training, which is great news for Ashley and the England cricket team,'' Graveney said.

England World Cup squad: James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Glen Chapple, Rikki Clarke, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Jamie Dalrymple, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Ed Joyce, Amjad Khan, Jon Lewis, Mal Loye, Sajid Mahmood, Paul Nixon, Graham Onions, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Matt Prior, Chris Read, Owais Shah, Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Chris Tremlett, Michael Vaughan, Michael Yardy.

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