Ravi Bopara gets Lions chance

Ravi Bopara has been drafted into the England Lions team to face Bangladesh as a replacement for the injured Michael Carberry.

Essex batsman Bopara will get the chance to push his claims for a Test recall in the four-day fixture against the tourists, which gets underway on May 19.

The 25-year-old was part of England's squad that won the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in the Caribbean.

He played in one match during their victorious campaign having missed the start of the domestic season due to his Indian Premier League commitments.

Bopara has not featured in a Test match since England's defeat to Australia at Headingley during last year's Ashes series on home soil.

James don't know who's No.1 ranks

David James has revealed he 'genuinely doesn't know' where he ranks among the England goalkeepers in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.

The Portsmouth veteran has been selected in Capello's provisional 30-man squad for the tournament and is jostling with Robert Green and Joe Hart to be first choice.

James was part of the squad at the last two World Cups, providing the cover to David Seaman in 2002 before being Paul Robinson's understudy in 2006.

The 39-year-old admits it is frustrating to be part of the squad and not play in the tournament, and is unsure if he will be in for a similar experience in South Africa next month.