Eoin Morgan named in England Test squad to face Bangladesh

Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan has been rewarded for his superb performances in the recent World Twenty20 tournament by being called into England's Test squad for the first time to face Bangladesh at Lord's. However Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad will both be rested for the two-Test series. Collingwood injured his left shoulder during the World Twenty20 and is to undergo treatment while Broad has been given a "strengthening programme" to build him up for the months ahead. Morgan, who has made 53 limited overs appearances for England, is joined in the squad by his Middlesex colleague Steve Finn, while Yorkshire's Ajmal Shazhad is in line for his first Test appearance. England national selector, Geoff Miller, said: "Eoin Morgan has impressed everyone since his inclusion in England's one-day squad and he now has the opportunity to play a role in the Test team. He has always held ambitions of playing across all forms of the game and we believe he has earned his place in this Test squad. "We were encouraged by Steven Finn's Test debut in Bangladesh during the winter and he has had a fine start to the domestic season for Middlesex," he added. "He is aware of what is involved at the international level and along with Ajmal Shazhad, who has also made a bright start to the County season after touring Bangladesh over the winter, offers us a great deal of depth in the bowling ranks." "We believe we've selected an exciting squad and with Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad taking no part in this series the opportunity arises for a number of younger players to make a mark at Test level. "Paul will undergo a period of rehabilitation for a shoulder injury and has been ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh. There's a need for Stuart to undertake an intensive strengthening programme ahead of an arduous summer and a busy winter and the next three weeks have been identified as the ideal period for this programme. "We were all delighted and extremely proud of the the way the Twenty20 squad performed at the ICC World Twenty20," added Miller. "Their success is testament to a great deal of hard work. The focus now shifts back to the longer form of the game and we look forward to the first npower Test against Bangladesh." England squad for 1st npower Test Andrew Strauss (c) (Middlesex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Alastair Cook (Essex), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Matt Prior (Sussex), Ajmal Shazhad (Yorkshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathon Trott (Warwickshire)