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England to check out Tresco

Marcus Trescothick was welcomed back into the England fold by being included in a 30-man squad alongside several surprise names for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament later this year.

The 31-year-old Somerset left-hander was named in the squad for the event in South Africa in September subject to him successfully proving he has overcome the stress-related illness which has forced him to fly home early from his last two England tours.

He is joined in the squad by two players who are yet to feature at international level - Essex batsman Mark Pettini and Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright - while there are shock recalls for Surrey leg spinner Chris Schofield and Sussex seamer James Kirtley.

England are required to trim down this list to 15 names by August 11, giving Trescothick time to consider his situation before committing himself to the two-week tournament.

"Marcus is a contracted player and was named in the England performance squad earlier this summer," explained chairman of selectors David Graveney.

"We've decided to name him in this provisional squad in order to give us more flexibility should it be decided that Marcus is ready to return to international cricket before the tournament takes place.

"We're pleased that Marcus has made a successful return to county cricket this summer and he remains a world-class opening batsman, but we will not be placing undue pressure on him to make a return to international cricket without first carefully considering all the issues involved.

"Ultimately, we will be guided by Marcus and the ECB medical staff as to his availability and I would anticipate that further discussions will take place with him before the squad is narrowed down to 15 in mid-August."

Trescothick's return is bound to capture most of the attention, but the recalls of several other players also indicates the selectors' decision to take note of the performances in the domestic Twenty20 Cup.

Among the many players handed recalls is 34-year-old Leicestershire all-rounder Jeremy Snape, whose last one-day international appearance for England was five years ago, while Warwickshire captain Darren Maddy has also been recalled - seven years after his last one-day appearance.

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