England struck down by bug

Sidebottom, Anderson, Broad and Wright hit with illness

Last updated: 29th October 2008

England struck down by bug

Broad, Anderson and Sidebottom all hit with illness

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A stomach bug has forced England into making four changes for Tuesday's Stanford Super Series clash with Trinidad & Tobago, with Graeme Swann among those drafted in to bolster the slow bowling department.

Pace trio James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ryan Sidebottom and all-rounder Luke Wright have all been struck down with sickness and diarrhoea and have been omitted from the starting line-up.

England had already announced that Steve Harmison and Swann would come into the side in place of Anderson and Sidebottom, while Essex duo Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara are expected to complete the changes.

Durham fast-bowler Harmison missed Sunday's victory over Middlesex due to illness but will now lead the attack with Andrew Flintoff.

The addition of Nottinghamshire off-spinner Swann gives England more bowling options with the slow pace of the Coolidge pitch in Antigua making scoring difficult for the batsmen.

Kevin Pietersen bowled a full allocation of four overs with his part-time spin against Middlesex, but with Trinidad's slow bowlers again coming to the fore in Monday's victory over the English domestic champions the decision to call for Swann seemed inevitable.

A decent performance from the spinner should guarantee him a place in the starting line-up for the winner-takes-all clash with the Superstars on Saturday.