I guess Monty is playing on his home turf if you like and I suppose he'll have a lot of family and friends coming to the game, and so there'll be a great demand for tickets.

There would not be any replacements for Vaughan as we have already got three newcomers.

At the moment we have not thought of asking for any reinforcement.

We will be seeking further medical opinion from the UK. A further update on his condition will be released tomorrow.

Vaughan is going home. It's too early to say whether he is ruled out of the series altogether.

We wouldn't comment on any application for roles at the ECB. Interviews will be taking place shortly and we would hope to be in a position to make an announcement during England's tour in India.

We hope the players will recover in time, and Cook and Anderson will be here purely as a precautionary measure.

We hope the players will recover in time and Cook and Anderson will be here purely as a precautionary measure.

Marcus is down with flu while Liam has a stomach ailment.

It is a recurrence of the knee problem he had in Pakistan. He felt stiffness in the right knee, and will continue treatment throughout the day. Hopefully he'll be fit for the first test.