Ed Joyce to replace Trescothick for Ashes
{{date|November 15, 2006}}

Middlesex batsman [[w:Ed Joyce|Ed Joyce]] will replace [[w:Marcus Trescothick|Marcus Trescothick]] in the England Cricket squad facing Australia in the first Ashes test at the Gabba in Brisbane on 23 November. 

The Irish-born left-handed batsman has only played three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 for England, averaging 10.33. 

Joyce was chosen over Owais Shah and Rob Key; who have both had test experience for England, with Rob Key playing for the losing 2002/03 tourists at the last Ashes series in Australia.

'''England squad to face Australia:'''

# A Flintoff  (captain)
# AJ Strauss (vice-captain)
# JM Anderson
# IR Bell
# PD Collingwood
# AN Cook
# AF Giles
# SJ Harmison
# MJ Hoggard
# GO Jones (wicketkeeper)
# EC Joyce
# SI Mahmood
# MS Panesar
# KP Pietersen
# LE Plunkett
# CMW Read (wicketkeeper)

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6149210.stm
|title=Uncapped Joyce wins Ashes call-up
|author=
|pub=BBC Sports
|date=15 November 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/player/24249.html
|title=Player Profile: Ed Joyce
|author=
|pub=Cricinfo
|date=September 2006}}

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Middlesex batsman Ed Joyce will replace Marcus Trescothick in the England Cricket squad facing Australia in the first Ashes test at the Gabba in Brisbane on 23 November. 

The Irish-born left-handed batsman has only played three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 for England, averaging 10.33. 

Joyce was chosen over Owais Shah and Rob Key; who have both had test experience for England, with Rob Key playing for the losing 2002/03 tourists at the last Ashes series in Australia.

'England squad to face Australia:'

# A Flintoff  (captain)
# AJ Strauss (vice-captain)
# JM Anderson
# IR Bell
# PD Collingwood
# AN Cook
# AF Giles
# SJ Harmison
# MJ Hoggard
# GO Jones (wicketkeeper)
# EC Joyce
# SI Mahmood
# MS Panesar
# KP Pietersen
# LE Plunkett
# CMW Read (wicketkeeper)
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