Bunker mentality: Worried England told Prior not to play golf on Monday
England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has emerged as a concern for the second Ashes Test against Australia, which starts at Lord's on Thursday.
Prior struggled with a persistent Achilles injury during England's memorable first Test win at Trent Bridge.
No cover has been called up as of yet, but ECB top brass are so concerned they ordered Prior to sit out a cricketers' association golf event on Monday and rest.
If Prior is not fit, England are likely to hand the gloves to Jonny Bairstow and call up either Ravi Bopara, James Taylor, Eoin Morgan or Nick Compton as an extra batsman.
Chris Read, James Foster and Steven Davies are other options if a specialist wicketkeeper is required.
Prior is one of England's most important players, and has not missed a Test since Barbados 2009.
As he named an unchanged squad for Lord's, England coach Andy Flower hailed Jimmy Anderson's match-winning performance in Nottingham - and insisted England have not become a one-man team.
Anderson's 10-wicket display was in keeping with his current status as the leader of England's attack.
However, Flower was quick to point out the impact of Ian Bell on the first Ashes Test and is banking on others making telling contributions as the series wears on.
"When you've got great players in your side, they will affect games," said Flower. "But a lot of our guys stood up and performed well in this match. It's not one man performing.
"I've seen a lot of very fine innings' from Ian Bell but, in the context of what was a very tight game, perhaps it was his best.
"Bell was outstanding, a really skilful innings. But, more importantly, I think it was an innings full of courage and guts and resilience."
Although the England 13 showed no changes, bowler Steven Finn will know his place is under threat from Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions.
Finn started exceptionally at Trent Bridge and came within a fag paper of a first Test hat-trick.
But he was taken apart by Ashton Agar and Phil Hughes at the back end of the first innings, and was not trusted on the nervy final day.
In his favour is the fact the match is being played on the Middlesex man's home ground, on a wicket that should have more pace and bounce than most.
Flower added: "Steven Finn took crucial wickets in that first innings.''
Meanwhile, Australia coach Darren Lehmann has warned his batting flops to shape up or ship out after relying on their tail to score most of the runs at Trent Bridge.
Struggling No.3 Ed Cowan is the man most expect to be in the crosshairs this week, but he may yet get a reprieve with David Warner already on his way to South Africa for match practice.
If Cowan fails again at Lord's, then Warner will be back in time for the third Test in Manchester.
Ed or tails? It's a toss-up whether Cowan will hang onto his place
Beyond Cowan though, the rest of the line-up have also got questions to answer, after watching their No.11 Ashton Agar top scored in the match and both Phil Hughes and Brad Haddin's knocks were rearguard rather than attacking innings.
"I think we've done enough to show this is going to be a really close series and we've just got to capture those key moments," said Lehmann. "And I think if you look back on the game, we've certainly got to bat better as a top order.
"That's probably the key. We're going to bowl very well and we know we can control their batters. It's a matter of making more runs.
"Our tail has done really well over a long period of time now but it's time for the batters to make sure they're making the runs and giving the tail a bit more time.
"We've told Ed how we want him to play and how we want him to bat. That certainly hasn't changed from when he first came into the side, I would think.
"Having not known what's happened or what's been said before, we picked him to do a role. He'll be disappointed with the shots. So are we."
England squad Cook (c), Root, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Bairstow, Prior (wk), Swann, Broad, Anderson, Finn, Bresnan, Onions.
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