They have chosen a squad of 14 for the match at Old Trafford.
This week the selectors meet to hear Andy Flower's blueprint for 50-over cricket, and to choose a squad accordingly for the forthcoming matches.
He intends to lay down a marker for his reign as England coach by choosing a squad based entirely on merit.
In the typical draft that goes on against the fence at school, you know who the athletes are, who the sissies are, who to crib from in a history exam and avoid on the kickball team, but up on psych choosing a squad of decent players was primarily a pharmacological matter, something where, really, you wanted to consult the DSM-IV before you made your first selection.
Pearce must choose a squad of 18, which can include no more than three players over the age of 23.
I don't know, but I will be able to choose a squad of players, whatever budget it is, and then I'll be judged".
The former England defender added: "You can guarantee you'll lose four or five players through injury [when choosing a squad].
During a 100% qualifying campaign, Sampson has brought in several old faces and some new recruits, and has chosen a squad to navigate out of a group including France, Mexico and Colombia.
I don't know, but I will be able to choose a squad of players, whatever budget it is, and then I'll be judged". Hargreaves has previously claimed there is at the club, and although Durrell Berry and James McQuilkin were signed on non-contract deals, he has struggled to persuade players to come to the club on loan.
"It is a great blow to lose players you have selected but we chose a large squad to cope with that," he said.
