London: Offspinner Graeme Swann has been called up by England for next month's Champions Trophy after making his recovery from an elbow injury that ruled him out of the recent tour of New Zealand.
Pacer Tim Bresnan is also in the 15-man squad following his comeback from a similar injury, with selectors happy to throw the bowlers straight back into action rather than keep them fresh for the Ashes series against Australia starting in July.
With Kevin Pietersen out with a knee injury, Ravi Bopara was recalled and is one of six survivors - along with Bresnan and Swann - from the last Champions Trophy in 2009.
England will use the same squad of players for the three-match one-day series against New Zealand that precedes the Champions Trophy, which starts on June 6....
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03:32 PM, May 03, 2013
Samit Patel has been dropped from the 15-man squad to face New Zealand next month. ... 
England have rested Anderson and Trott from the ODI series against India and replaced them with Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler. ... 
South Africa routed England by seven wickets in their fifth and final one-dayer to level series 2-2 at Trent Bridge. ... 
Swann has been rested for the remaining two matches against Australia owing to a sore elbow. ... 
This has been done to allow Jade Dernbach and Stuart Meaker to attend the funeral of a late club colleague. ... 
