His height - 6ft 7in - allows him to extract steep bounce from pitches, and in the three one-day internationals that he played against Bangladesh and Australia this summer, he gave a glimpse of what he is capable. "I had the opportunity a month ago to speak with an official of West Bromwich Albion and they told me an extravagant story that, when they are meeting big clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United or Liverpool or Arsenal, they will not field the best team because they know they will make no points. The president of Fifa, Sepp Blatter, said last night he was amazed that struggling Premier League clubs deliberately field weak lineups against powerhouse teams because they know they will lose. he has every right to come back into the Indian team after he proves he is fit.". Ganguly, 33, captain for the past five years, had been under pressure because of poor batting form and is nursing a tennis elbow injury.But the Indian board secretary Karunakaran Nair said: "As far as Ganguly is concerned...

Indeed, it encouraged the selectors to name him in four of England's Ashes Test squads.But, as of yet, he has not been able to play often enough to groove his bowling action to the standard required at the highest level. Tremlett was not expected to play in England's strongest side but his ongoing injury problems are becoming a worry.When he is fit and firing, Tremlett is a real handful. At the conclusion of the team's closed training camp next week the selectors will decide on replacements for the touring one-day squad."The loss of Tremlett is unlikely to change the England captain Michael Vaughan's plans, but it is a major setback for the Hampshire seamer. With this in mind we don't feel the need to replace Chris now that he has been ruled out of the tour."Obviously we hope that the seam bowlers selected remain fit throughout the tour but should the need arise for any further inclusions to the squad due to injury, we have a number of suitable options available within the National Academy set-up. "I know how much he was looking forward to representing his country abroad, but I've no doubt we can look forward to many positives from Chris once he has made a full recovery."The initial Test tour party was set at 17 players in order to provide sufficient seam bowling cover and taking into account the recent injuries to Simon Jones and Chris Tremlett. But the towering 24-year-old has failed to convince the England selectors that his body is strong enough to cope with the workload that would be asked of him."It's sad that Chris has not been able to develop his training to the desired level of fitness for the Pakistan tour, particularly as this would have been his first international tour with the England team," said David Graveney, the England and Wales Cricket Board's chairman of selectors. England will travel to Pakistan with a depleted fast-bowling attack after Chris Tremlett failed a fitness test on his injured right leg.

Tremlett is the second fast bowler in 10 days to be ruled out of England's eight-week tour of the country. England added Liam Plunkett, a rookie fast bowler from Durham, to their 17-man Test squad when Simon Jones was forced to withdraw from the tour with an injury to his right ankle, but the selectors do not intend to name a replacement for Tremlett, reducing the size of the touring party to 16. Tremlett and Jones will now spend the next two months resting, rehabilitating and hoping that their injuries will have recovered in time to gain selection for England's tour of India, which starts in March 2006.Tremlett has spent most of the summer nursing hamstring tendinitis behind his right knee and during the past week he has been put through a strenuous fitness programme at the National Academy in Loughborough. "Echo Of Light likes it soft, Layman prefers it better," said Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford. "If the forecast is right, the ground will be good, but both will run whatever."Richard EdmondsonNap: The Tatling(Newmarket 3.10)NB: Rising Shadow(Newmarket 3.45). The two-year-old was the third leg of a 59-1 treble for Frankie Dettori, who has picked Layman over Echo Of Light from the team's Champion Stakes duo. Whichever of the Co Tipperary duo takes the field, he will find a home defence of seven waiting, headed by the unbeaten pair Sir Percy and Primary.Best-backed yesterday, to around the 5-1 mark, of the full field of 36 for tomorrow's Cesarewitch was Nicky Henderson's charge Afrad, rested since his success in the Goodwood Stakes on soft going in July and the mount of Kieren Fallon.The easing of the ground may thwart Northumberland Plate and Ebor Handicap winner Sergeant Cecil's bid for an unprecedented treble in the season's top staying handicaps, for the six-year-old may be switched to the less competitive Jockey Club Cup.The exploits of Dubawi and Shamardal apart, the Godolphin's profile has been uncharacteristically low this term, but Bold Crusader's win here yesterday was the sixth victory from as many runners in three days for the blues. "There's no question of them running against each other," said O'Brien yesterday, "George Washington will run if the ground is good or faster, and Horatio Nelson if it remains soft." If the going does stay as advertised, O'Brien risks the wrath of the stewards; if it changes, he will avoid a fine.The Newmarket turf, with a fresh strip due to be used, drains well with clear skies and a drying wind, but those are not forecast to arrive until tomorrow morning.