Steven Finn News
Former England’s explosive player Andrew Flintoff picked up 37 wickets ODI wickets against India in his career.
England cannot afford to lose another player after pacer Steven Finn was forced to return home with a knee injury while fellow paceman Jake Ball is also nursing an ankle injury.
Curran, 22, is next in line and the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced he will fly to Australia on Wednesday.
Finn injured his left knee while batting in the nets, while Moeen has a sore left side. Both are expected to miss the two-day warm-up match against Western Australia in Perth this weekend.
Hampshire left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, who did not play at the third Test after featuring in the first two games of this series, was also retained in the squad.
Finn could well go straight into England`s XI in Cardiff if, as happened against Bangladesh, they opt to play just the one spinner.
Finn has played only four ODIs since September 2015, three of which came against the West Indies earlier this year.
The 27-year-old last played for England in September and, although injury problems have restricted him to a modest 11 one-day caps since debuting in 2015, his pace and hostility mark him out as a compelling choice.
Though ruled out of the first Test, Anderson might be a part of the 2nd Test provided he proves his fitness levels.
Woakes bowled just 14 overs in Chittagong but made useful contributions with the bat, scoring 36 and an unbeaten 19 in his two innings.
Finn, 27, is not expected to play international cricket again this season.
England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to bat in overcast conditions.
Both the fast bowlers played in England`s 75-run defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord`s.
ECB has picked Yorkshire bowler Liam Plunkett to replace Finn.
The 26-year-old bowler felt some stiffness in his left side in England's series-clinching victory.
England's pace bowling will please skipper Alastair Cook.
The 25-year-old used mere 141 balls to reach the three-figure mark, laced with 16 boundaries.
Amla, who was struggling to find his rhythm of late, slammed his 24th Test ton against England.
Finn dismissed Hashim Amla (12), Dean Elgar (40) and Faf du Plessis (9) in quick succession on fourth day of the 1st Test.
The consistent failures of Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis have hurt the side immensely.
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