[5] Shaun Tait was named in the original squad but was later ruled out after elbow surgery; he was replaced by Ben Hilfenhaus.
[6] The squad was generally the same as that which won the ICC Cricket World Cup earlier in the year.
[7] Ravi Bopara pulled out from the tournament on 4 September, after dislocating his thumb during a bowling spell in the ODI series against India.
[9] Ryan Sidebottom also withdrew after failing to recover from a side injury sustained during the third Test against India in early August: Dimitri Mascarenhas was called up as his replacement.
Muttiah Muralitharan was originally selected in the squad, but was withdrawn on 31 August 2007 after straining a biceps.
India's squad was announced on 8 August 2007 after the veterans such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid voluntarily opted to not to participate in this world cup.