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Already required to make one alteration due to Andrew Flintoff's hip injury, England must now consider how to cover two places in the middle order.

Deputy wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose is now guaranteed to feature at the Kensington Oval for the penultimate match of the series, which starts on Thursday.

Prior returned home on Monday morning after wife Emily gave birth to a boy on Sunday night. He had already announced his intention to fly home should the baby arrive early.

The 26-year-old would have been a viable option to bat at number six in the Test, given his average is in excess of 40, enabling England to retain a five-man bowling attack.

It is less likely that the selectors would consider Ambrose for that position, however, meaning that Andrew Strauss' team might be forced into playing four bowlers.

Ravi Bopara, who hit a hundred on Sunday just hours after arriving in the Caribbean, and Ian Bell would be vying for the spare batting berth.

Worcestershire wicketkeeper Stephen Davies is not scheduled to arrive in the Caribbean until later this week.

England trail 1-0 in the series with two matches to play in Barbados and Trinidad.