First one-day international, The Brit Oval: England v Australia
Date: Friday, 4 September Start: 1430 BST
Coverage: Live Test Match Special commentary from 1400 BST on BBC Radio 4 LW, 5 Live sports extra, the Red Button and BBC Sport website. Live text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobile phones. Also live on Sky Sports.
 Denly appears to be in agony after twisting his knee while playing football
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England opener Joe Denly is in danger of missing Friday's opening one-day international against Australia after suffering a suspected left knee injury.
The 23-year-old got his studs caught in the turf and his knee buckled when he collided with Owais Shah during a game of football in the training session.
The clash left Denly injured on the ground for 15 minutes before he was helped off by physio Kirk Russell.
The right-hander will have a scan to determine the extent of the injury.
England's head of security Reg Dickason also assisted the Kent player.
Team spokesman James Avery told BBC Sport: "He is being assessed by the physio and until that happens we won't know any more about Joe's condition.
"We're waiting for medical staff to have a close look at him."
England's tradition of playing football before matches has been criticised in the past. Matt Prior suffered a back spasm while playing football during England's warm-up for the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley.
Denly made his England debut and top-scored with 67 against Ireland in Belfast in August before being dismissed for a first-ball duck in the abandoned first Twenty20 international against Australia at Old Trafford.
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England seem likely to call Jonathan Trott, the batting hero of the Ashes decider, into the 14-man squad assuming Denly's injury is a serious one.
Captain Andrew Strauss and out-of-form Essex batsman Ravi Bopara are likely to resume the opening partnership they established during England's 2-0 series win over West Indies earlier in the summer.
Football-related injuries have dogged the England cricket team in recent engagements. Apart from the experiences of Prior and Denly, James Anderson twisted his ankle during an end-of-day warm-down at Wellington in March 2008 and Ian Bell turned his right ankle in the indoor nets ahead of this summer's third Test at Edgbaston.
However, England captain Paul Collingwood was not prepared to let his bowlers run over a damp patch of ground in the controversially abandoned Twenty20 international at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
England squad: Andrew Strauss (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Adil Rashid, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.
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