Cricket: England name tour squad

England selectors have named the team they will take on tour for their November visit to Pakistan.

As expected, all 12 players who guided England to win the Ashes against Australia, including injured bowler Simon Jones, are on the Test squad.

Veteran Hampshire spinner Shaun Udal, 36, is also included in the line-up, as a result of his "outstanding year for Hampshire", said selectors.

Darren Gough is not in the one-day squad after he asked to be rested.

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Liam Plunkett

But 20-year-old Durham bowler Liam Plunkett will be joining the England team, the first time the young all-rounder will be part of a big tour.

England arrive in Pakistan on 26 October, with the first Test beginning on 12 November in Multan.

New contracts

Elsewhere in cricket, 12 players have been awarded a 12-month contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

They are Michael Vaughan, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Ashley Giles, Andrew Flintoff, Matthew Hoggard, Stephen Harmison, Geraint Jones, Simon Jones, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick.

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England Test squad: Michael Vaughan (captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Stephen Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Geraint Jones, Simon Jones, Alex Loudon, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior, Andrew Strauss, Chris Tremlett, Marcus Trescothick, Shaun Udal.

England one-day squad: Michael Vaughan, James Anderson, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Stephen Harmison, Geraint Jones, Simon Jones, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior, Liam Plunkett, Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Chris Tremlett, Marcus Trescothick.

England Academy squad: Gareth Batty (Worcestershire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Stuart Broad (Leicestershire), Rikki Clarke (Surrey), Alastair Cook (Essex), James Dalrymple (Middlesex), Steven Davies (Worcestershire), Mark Footitt (Nottinghamshire), Ed Joyce (Middlesex), Robert Key (Kent), Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Chris Read (Nottinghamshire), Owais Shah (Middlesex), Tom Smith (Lancashire), Luke Wright (Sussex), Mike Yardy (Sussex).