Strauss to cover for Cook

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The Middlesex left-hander joins the squad in Bristol on Friday as cover for Alastair Cook, who is yet to recover from a shoulder injury.

Cook is yet to feature in any of England's one-day matches this summer after injuring his shoulder during the final Test and had an injection on Thursday in an attempt to speed up his recovery.

It is the third time in as many matches that Strauss has been called into the squad as cover for Cook, who has already been ruled out of the match.

Cook will be re-assessed by medical staff on Monday with a view to him playing in the fourth match of the series at The Oval on Wednesday.

England are also monitoring the fitness of left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom at training after he was had an injection for a stiff back, which ruled him out of Wednesday's match at Edgbaston.

Sidebottom will be put through his paces on Friday morning in Bristol and he if fails to recover, the selectors may consider calling in another bowler to the squad as cover for Saturday.