It leaves Laurent Koscielny and Sebastian Squillaci as the Gunners' only fit senior central defenders, with Thomas Vermaelen still out because of an Achilles tendon problem.

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England took a calculated gamble by recalling Pietersen, who has been troubled by an Achilles tendon problem, and he admitted afterwards that he was only "about 70% fit".

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The team will be again be led by Ricky Ponting, who missed the recent series against Bangladesh after undergoing a wrist operation and opener Matthew Hayden has been included despite a persistent Achilles tendon problem.

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Bolt has been nursing a minor Achilles tendon problem and missed last week's Diamond League meeting in New York, but Mills said that injury was not the reason for his absence from next week's Jamaican trials.

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Two players Flores no doubt hopes do not feature on Wednesday are Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, who faces a race against time to overcome an Achilles tendon problem, and winger Duff, who is recovering from a leg injury.

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