1.   Pace bowlers Perera and Ravindra Pushpakumara were recalled to the test squad.

2.   Another left-handed batsman, Dinesh Mongia, forced his way into the test squad after an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in the final one-dayer on Wednesday.

3.   Borde said Sehwag, who scored a century on debut on the ongoing tour of South Africa, was among the probables for the test squad.

4.   Caddick was originally chosen for the test squad and has been added to the one-day series.

5.   Cashmore, who had been limping since he joined the All Black test squad in Brisbane, Australia, last Saturday, has a stress fracture to his ankle.

6.   Cronulla Sharks lock Tawera Nikau also returns to the test squad and will play at the back of the scrum in place of the injured Logan Swann.

7.   England handed Richard Dawson and James Foster their first international cricket caps on Tuesday when it named the test squads to tour India and New Zealand.

8.   England selectors opted to send a second string side to Bangladesh in order to keep its test squad together before the series opener.

9.   Left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia has forced his way into the Indian test squad after an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in their final one-dayer earlier this month.

10.   Lomu, softly spoken but very ambitious, arrived in South Africa aiming only to break back into the test squad.