England opt for Joyce to step into breach
16th Nov 2006, 11:01 GMT
Ed Joyce may not have made an appearance at the ICC Champions Trophy but he must have made an impression. After serving as a squad member for England's three-week stay in India, Joyce has been named as Marcus Trescothick's replacement in the Test party, leapfrogging two more obvious candidates in his Middlesex team-mate Owais Shah and the 2002-03 Ashes tourist Rob Key.
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