M.C.C. to try out batsmen

Press, 25 February 1977, Page 6

M.C.C. to try out batsmen

NZPA-Reuter Colombo England will use the fourday international against Sri Lanka, which starts today, as a batting trial before nextl month’s centenary test in Australia. (I The manager. Mr Ken Bar-' [rington, announcing the team! ([yesterday, said the selection, ihad been made with an eye to 1 (Australia. Dennis Amiss and Mike ■ Brearley, certain to play in (the centenary test, are being (rested and the first four bat- 1 ting places will be filled by 'Bob Woolmer, Geoff Miller, [Graham Barlow and Derek ■ Randall. Two of these four, [are likely to play against, Australia. The fact that Roger Tolch-.: ard has not been picked to face Sri Lanka suggests that’ now the Indian spinners are al menace of the past, he is no (longer a candidate for test; 1 [selection. Woolmer is the most likely;, (replacement for Tolchard. ' • while Randall, Miller and Bar[low have the last batting •place between them. The M.C.C. team will be picked from A. W. Greig (cap-, tain). R. A. Woolmer, G. Mil-* let, G. D. Barlow. D. W.< Randall. K. W. R. Fletcher, A. ;P. E. Knott, J. K. Lever, G. A. ;Cope, D. L. Underwood. R. G.| |D. Willis, and M. W. W. Seli vey.