With Yao Ming outfor the remainder oftheseason with a stressfracture in his left foot, the Rocketswill be asking the veteran center to log more and moreminutesover the next two months.
All-rounder Tim Bresnan returns after missing the second Test win over Bangladesh because of a stressfracture in his left foot, but there is no place for Yorkshire team-mate Ajmal Shahzad, who made his five-day debut at Old Trafford last week, or batsman Ravi Bopara.