SHAFTAB Khalid is included in Worcestershire's side for their three-day friendly against Oxford UCCE which opens in The Parks tomorrow.

The County have signed the 20-year-old from London who played in the County's pre-season inter-squad match. Four other players who did not play in the opening Frizzell County Championship draw with Hampshire -- Kadeer Ali, James Pipe, Matt Mason and Chris Liptrot -- are included in the team with youngster Jon Farrow 12th man.

Director of Cricket Tom Moody said: "It's still early season and a number of players in our squad need to get some practice."

Worcs: Singh, Peters, Solanki, Smith, Kadeer, Batty, Pipe, Shaftab, Mason, Liptrot, Harrity.