POWERFUL PCA LINE UP FOR NEWCLOSE t20 CHALLENGE

A strong Professional Cricketers Association [PCA] side has been named for the Hampshire Royals’ Twenty20 warm-up matches on the Isle of Wight on Monday 11 June. The PCA squad contains eight former England Test players, including skipper Paul Nixon, Surrey batsman Mark Ramprakash, fast bowler Devon Malcolm and all-rounders Alex Tudor and Phil De Freitas. New Zealand’s pugnacious batsman, Lou Vincent, will also be playing.