England preliminary Trophy squad

Hampshire's Michael Lumb is rewarded for his superb form this season with a place in England's 30-strong squad

The England selectors today named England's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy to be staged in South Africa in September.

The squad, which is to be reduced to 15 players by August 23, sees Hampshire's Michael Lumb as the only player uncapped at international level.

ECB national selector Geoff Miller said: "The ICC Champions Trophy is an opportunity for the England one-day side to compete for a global trophy and we are confident we have the talent to make a strong claim.

"We have an exciting blend of youth and experience in this preliminary squad and we'll continue to watch the limited overs form of all players involved over the coming month.

"With the exception of Hampshire's Michael Lumb, who has been in excellent form for his county this year, each member of this preliminary squad has experienced playing for England on the international stage.

“It is pleasing to see such genuine competition for places as we look to halve the squad later next month."

England 30-man ICC Champions Trophy squad:

Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Gareth Batty (Worcestershire)
Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Paul Collingwood (Durham)
Alastair Cook (Essex)
Steve Davies (Worcestershire)
Joe Denly (Kent)
Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
James Foster (Essex)
Stephen Harmison (Durham)
Ed Joyce (Sussex)
Rob Key (Kent)
Michael Lumb (Hampshire)
Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire)
Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Graham Napier (Essex)
Graham Onions (Durham)
Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
Matt Prior (Sussex)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Owais Shah (Middlesex)
Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
Luke Wright (Sussex)