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England8217;s star opening batsman Marcus Trescothick looks like missing the whole Test series against India after he cracked his left thumb today.
The England vice-captain, who was named player of the recent one-day triangular series, suffered the injury during the limited overs quarter-final between his side Somerset and Worcestershire.
Trescothick left the field clutching his hand when he stopped a fierce cover drive from former England batsman Graeme Hick.
8220;Hick should be charged with treason for damaging one of England8217;s finest batsmen!8221; joked Somerset chief executive Peter Anderson.
8220;He is having the bone pinned at the moment and we expect him to be out for between six to 10 weeks.
8220;He8217;s pretty distressed as one can imagine but that sadly is part and pacel of professional sport,8221; he added.
Likely candidates to replace the cavalier batsman are veterans Mark Ramprakash and John Crawley, the latter having played in the opening series against Sri Lanka.
Caddick out
England pace bowler Andrew Caddick is in doubt for the first Test after he was ruled out of a one-day clash between Somerset and Worcestershire.
Caddick, who sustained a side strain during the third Test victory over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford last month, failed a fitness Test on Wednesday morning.
England name their squad for the Test that begins on July 25 on Thursday.
8220;He had a fitness test and didn8217;t come through it too well,8221; Somerset coach Kevin Shine said. 8220;He still has a couple of weeks of re-hab to do.8221;
The second Test of the four-match series starts on August 8 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Caddick missed the triangular one-day series with Sri Lanka and India due to the injury.
England batsman Mark Butcher is recovering from knee surgery last month though he is expected to be available for selection.
