Cricket: No job at Lord's for Hollioake

There were ins and outs for England and Australia before a ball had even been bowled in anger in the second Test, which begins at Lord's tomorrow. The England management decided to do without the services of Adam Hollioake for the second match in succession. On this occasion, though, rather then hang on to him for 12th man duties and therefore rob his county of of him, they have allowed the Surrey captain to join his team mates at Worcester in time for today's County Championship match.

The Middlesex left-arm spinner Phil Tufnell has been retained - a reversal of roles for Hollioake and Tufnell from the first Test - to give England the option of playing a second spinner in tandem with Robert Croft, but all the signs are that they would prefer to keep an unchanged team.

Australia's record in Tests against England at headquarters this century is staggering. They have lost just once, in 1934. Yesterday they announced that Paul Reiffel would be playing in place of the injured pace bowler Jason Gillespie, who is recovering from a hamstring strain.

Australia's coach, Geoff Marsh, said: "Paul Reiffel has bowled well. He will play in the Test and, with his experience, it will be a bonus."