Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad to missEngland's first Test with Bangladesh

PAUL Collingwood's shoulder injury means England will this week begin a third successive campaign without the man who has led them to their previous success.

Andrew Strauss returns, as planned, to captain in a two-Test series against Bangladesh which begins at Lord's on Thursday.

In yesterday's announcement of the 12-man squad for the first Test, it was also confirmed Collingwood – and Stuart Broad – will be missing.

The selectors, with next winter's Ashes in mind, have decided Broad requires a short rest from match action to undertake "strengthening work" – while it emerged this morning that Collingwood hurt his left shoulder during England's ICC World Twenty20-winning tour of the Caribbean.

The upshot is that Strauss, himself replaced by Alastair Cook for England's two Test victories in Bangladesh two months ago, will lead a team without Collingwood.

National selector Geoff Miller is entirely confident, however, that there will be no ill-effects of the chopping and changing made necessary by the need to rest key players and the different formats in international cricket.

"We said last winter it was necessary for him to have a break," Miller said of Strauss, who returned to form with the bat in the nick of time for Middlesex this week. The atmosphere within the changing room is absolutely first-class, so there will be no problem in him moving back in."

Neither Cook nor Strauss was picked to travel to the West Indies over the past month as England won an International Cricket Council tournament trophy for the first time in their history.

The captaincy reins therefore change hands for a third consecutive time, Strauss back to take charge of a team containing surprise inclusion Eoin Morgan.

The 23-year-old Middlesex batsman replaces Collingwood – while his county colleague Steven Finn can also contemplate a first Test in this country on his home ground, thanks in part to Broad's absence.

Morgan will definitely make his Test debut if England pick their full complement of six batsmen. Should they instead go with an extra bowler, Yorkshire pair Tim Bresnan and Ajmal Shahzad – the latter on debut – will both be involved.

Of the two high-profile absentees, Miller said: "Paul Collingwood has a niggle in his shoulder, so we are carefully watching and looking after him.

"Stuart Broad is going to have some important strengthening work, and that gives us an opportunity to bring other players in.

"Everybody would be disappointed not to be playing in a Test match anywhere for England. But we have discussed the situation with both players, and they are thoroughly understanding of it – so we will move on.

"Stuart fully understands that. Steven Finn played in our last Test and has had a good start to the year with Middlesex.

"It is an opportunity to show us he is capable on different types of surfaces."

The 6ft 7in seamer has made just a steady start to his international career, taking one wicket in each of four Test innings so far. But he picked up nine in an innings for his county at the start of this season, and has emerged as one of several bowlers with potential for the future to interest the England selectors long term.

"We do target him, because he has shown us so far what he is capable of doing," added Miller.

"But we don't just need one, we need several players like him coming through – who can benefit from the experience and add to that strength in depth."

Morgan's presence is a minor surprise, England deciding to fast-track an evident limited-overs talent which has yet to flower so plainly in first-class cricket.

"We have obviously seen much of Eoin's potential in one-day situations, and we hope he can transfer what he does there into five days. He has an opportunity to show us he can do that.

"We know his strength of character. He now has the chance in the Test format," said Miller, who also endorsed Matt Prior as England's "wicketkeeper for Test cricket at this moment in time" – despite the perceived threat from World Twenty20 sensation Craig Kieswetter.

England's success in the Caribbean has generated a feel-good factor for a low-key start to a busy summer, with that Ashes and World Cup winter already looming large.

The imminent challenge, none too taxing against vulnerable opposition, is to ensure the winning habit is retained.

"It was a fantastic effort out in the West Indies, and it has given us great momentum and confidence," said Miller.

"We know we have quality in our squad; we now have to keep striving for consistency."

• Scott Styris finished with figures of three for 10 as New Zealand cruised to a 28-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in Florida.

The Pearls Cup series, which is taking place at Central Broward Park in Lauderhill about 30 miles from Miami, is the first time two full International Cricket Council members have played a series in the United States.

And it was New Zealand who took a 1-0 lead in the series after Sri Lanka lost six wickets for just 30 runs thanks to the efforts of Styris as well as seamers Kyle Mills (two for 17) and Andy McKay (two for 20).