England are due to name a 13-man squad for the first of a three-Test series on Sunday. After bowling an over for Essex against Kent at Chelmsford on Friday, medium-pacer Bopara left the field but did return Saturday to bat with a runner, only to be run out for 19. <img alt="Ravi Bopara" src="/imagedata/2012/may/bops.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 496px; " /> Ravi Bopara An Essex statement issued before play started Saturday said: &ldquo;Bopara has a slight tear in his right quadriceps, but has not ruled himself out of selection for the first Test.&rdquo; Should Bopara be unavailable to bat at No 6, England could stick with spin-bowling all-rounder Samit Patel, who appeared in the team&rsquo;s last two Tests in Sri Lanka when the Essex man was ruled out with a side strain. Alternatively, they could turn to the uncapped James Taylor, who as captain of the second-string England Lions scored 118 against the West Indies at on Friday in the warm-up tie.

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England's selectors could be forced into a late change of plan for next week's first Test against the West Indies at Lord's after it emerged all-rounder Ravi Bopara had torn a thigh muscle.

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