Essex youngster Ravi Bopara has been drafted into England's Commonwealth Bank Series squad to replace the injured Kevin Pietersen.
Bopara, 21, has also been named in the 30-man provisional World Cup squa, having been a member of the academy squad based in Perth this winter.
As well as his top-order batting, Bopara offers some tidy medium-pace and will now have an opportunity to press his claims for a place in the final 15 for the Caribbean, to be named on February 15.
''Ravi has been brought in because because he is a middle-order batsman who impressed in his time with the academy this winter,'' said chairman of selectors David Graveney.
''He has been a regular with Essex and during their one-day successes of recent years and we decided that he was the best option available.'' Pietersen, meanwhile, flies home early next week after his missed pull at Glenn McGrath left him with a broken rib.
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