Second Ashes Test, Lord's: England v Australia
Date: 16-20 July
Coverage: Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 Long Wave, Red Button and BBC Sport website, plus live text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles. Live on Sky Sports
 Onions (left) and Harmison are both waiting in the wings for the Lord's Test
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Graham Onions and Steve Harmison will be among the names up for consideration when England select their squad for the second Ashes Test on Monday.
The squad will be announced at 1430 BST, Onions was 12th man for the drawn first Test against Australia, while Harmison was not even in the squad.
Spinner Monty Panesar appears the most likely man to lose out, though a calf problem could cost Stuart Broad a spot.
Ian Bell is likely to miss out again as England keep faith with their batsmen.
That means a top order that accumulated just 99 runs between them in two innings is expected to remain intact.
Andrew Strauss (30 and 17), Alastair Cook (10 and six) and Ravi Bopara (35 and one) disappointed in Cardiff, but are likely to lead the innings again at Lord's - where England have not beaten Australia since 1934.
Kevin Pietersen, despite being criticised for the manner of his dismissal in both innings, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior and Andrew Flintoff are certainties to be named in the starting XI again, meaning any changes to the side are most likely to be in the bowling department.
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And that could mean a recall for Onions, who took 10 wickets on debut against West Indies earlier this year, while Harmison, who has enjoyed an impressive start to the county campaign with Durham after last pulling on an England shirt against the Windies in February, will also be hopeful of a place in the squad.
And as a timely reminder to the selectors, Harmison took 5-60 against Yorkshire over the weekend in their county championship match.
Unlike Cardiff, Lord's is not traditionally a spinner's pitch, so the England selectors will decide between Panesar and Graeme Swann, with the latter likely to get the nod despite not taking a wicket in the first Test thanks to his fine form before that match.
Broad, meanwhile, is also under pressure after taking just 1-129 as Australia's batsmen ran riot in Cardiff.
However, it is thought the 23-year-old will retain his place when the squad is announced unless a minor calf problem rules him out.
Australia's only selection issue ahead of the Lord's Test, meanwhile, surrounds Brett Lee, who was ruled out of the first match because of a rib injury.
At the time, the 31-year-old ranked his chances of starting the second Test as "slim" and therefore it is expected that the tourists will remain unchanged after falling just one wicket short of victory on Sunday.
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