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Yorkshire seamers David Willey and Liam Plunkett are waiting to hear which of them will play in Englands opening World Twenty20 game against West Indies on Wednesday. Coverage of Englands Super 10 Group 1 match in India starts at 1.30pm on Sky Sports 2 HD.Ten places in the first-choice XI are all-but assured, leaving one bowling slot to be debated prior to the clash in Mumbai.Uncapped spinner Liam Dawson may well get that place in the team when captain Eoin Morgans side move on to Delhi next week but England do not expect as much turn at the Wankhede Stadium and will choose between the pace pair. James Cole looks ahead to Englands World Twenty20 opener with the West Indies I have an idea in my head. You can keep guessing, Morgan said, when questioned by the media about the selection issue.We have a strong squad of 15, which is the biggest bonus coming into this tournament because the team will change throughout moving from Mumbai to Delhi and potentially on from there.Plunkett is an important player in the squad, with his extra bit of height and different trajectory to everyone else. David Willey got a hat-trick against his England team-mates on Monday as he played for a Mumbai team to get some match practice Wills swings it up front, comes back into the middle and bowls change-ups. He has a canny knack of taking wickets and thats something that weve struggled doing for a while.Thats one of his strengths.England, winners of this competition in 2010, are looking to improve upon their recent tournament form, having exited at the group stage at the previous World T20 and last years World Cup.Morgan has a young, vibrant side at his disposal this time - with six of the travelling party taking part in their first global event - and senses a sea change in their approach. England cricketers Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan and Jos Buttler play football during training on Tuesday I think this feels different, he said on the eve of the match.Weve a different group of players. Its a new energy. Its an exciting time for English cricket, given the talent that we have in our group, and the attitude in taking the game to the opposition. It certainly feels different in that regard.The West Indies have had a turbulent build-up even by their own standards with a pay dispute, squad withdrawals, Andre Russell under investigation for missed doping tests and star spinner Sunil Narine suspended with an illegal action. West Indies captain Darren Sammy insists his team are ready to take on England But captain Darren Sammy said: We as a team have supported Russell and we are confident he will be taking part in the full tournament and having an impact like hes done in all the last four tournaments he has played around the world. England captain Eoin Morgan says the squad is in a confident mood He added: As a team, we always have setbacks. We can use that as motivation to go out and play well. When we play well, no other team can match it... the vibes we bring.The West Indies will be ready to take on England. Were all fired up. 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A photobomb like that was just too good not to share. He tweeted?out the image and it quickly went viral. Then he went over to meet the Predators furriest fan.?The story got even better. Not only is Annie adorable -- shes also a service dog. The 22-month-old pup and her owner, Air Force veteran Josh Ray, had been paired up days earlier and were on their first official outing together as guests of Hockey Saves, a nonprofit that helps service members enjoy the game. They were celebrating Annies recent adoption through another nonprofit, Retrieving Freedom Inc.Ray served in the Air Force from 2002-2006, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he loaded and programmed weapons on F-16 aircraft and achieved the ranking of Staff Sergeant. Rays tenure with the Air Force ended with a medical discharge.He now works full time in the medical billing department for the Veterans Administration and also volunteers with organizations like Hockey Saves and the Wounded Warrior Project. But he says that since he and Annie were paired, people often ask why he needs a service dog when he seems perfectly normal.When you look at me, you cant tell that anything is wrong with me, says Ray, who has undergone multiple surgeries since being discharged -- including just a few days after Annies first game. You cant tell that Ive had my left knee surgically repaired. You also cant tell that, before my back was surgically repaired, I was told I might never have been able to walk again. You also cant tell that Ive had over 2,000 kidney stones and four kidney surgeries since my first deployment. You also probably cant tell that I have PTSD.Annie, who has also worked with autistic children, has helped Ray recuperate from his surgery. But her main duty is helping him mitigate the effects of PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorderDuring Annies graduation ceremony from training school, Ray shared a harrowing story from his deployment. During my first tour [of duty], I watched my best friend fall off a 75-foot cliff, he told the assembled crowd. He hit the rocky bottom and bounced face-first into the stream. After I scaled the cliff, I jumped into the ice-cold water and I carried him back up. And then we had to drive an hour and 40 minutes back to the medic. I held his head together.Ray explained that he still has night terrors and nightmares about his friend and other trauma he witnessed during his deployments. You dont know what someone has been through or what scars they carry, he said.Annie sleeps on Rays feet and is trained to recognize the signs of PTSD and to wake him up whenever he has nightmares. She also helps him manage his anxiety and claustrophobia when hes in large crowds, like at Predators games.Rays association with Hockey Saves was the reason he and Annie were behind the glass that night. Those are not my seats, he said with a laugh.dddddddddddd I couldnt afford them. But once the photo -- and their story -- went viral, Annie started getting recognized all over Nashville.That photo made her famous, said Ray. When we went to a Preds practice a few weeks later, the players all knew her. Cody Bass came up and asked to meet her. Hes a dog person and he likes to do things for veterans. He gave us tickets to the next home game.RFI is funded completely through donations, and Ray and Annie -- who now has her own Twitter handle -- have started a GoFundMe page to help raise money so that another veteran can get a service dog. We saw the momentum we got from the photo and thought, Maybe we can help someone else get a dog, says Ray. Were trying to pay it forward.The duo has been to several more games at Bridgestone Arena -- Ray notes that Nashville is 5-0 when he and Annie are sitting in the lower bowl -- and when the Predators are on the road, the best buddies curl up on the couch together. Annie is definitely a hockey fan, he says. Once the game comes on, she right there next to me. She definitely gets into the games.Since Nashville is off on Friday, Josh and Annie celebrated this Veterans Day -- where else? -- at a Predators practice. Bass and Predators forward Craig Smith stopped by to pay their respects.After I saw the article about Annie, I wanted to reach out to ask if there was anything I could do for them, Bass said after Fridays practice. Im a huge dog lover. Josh came to practice today and we had a good chat. I just said, Thank you for your service and then we talked about our dogs and hockey. I look at him as a friend now.Smith and Ray first met two years ago, during the first round of the playoffs. We were returning for Game 5 against the Blackhawks, says Smith. As we walked through the parking lot, Josh came up and introduced himself. He told me he had been in the Air Force and wanted to give me a flag.It was a flag that Ray had flown in Iraq, Afghanistan and at the White House. He says he gave it to Smith as a sign of appreciation. Most players stay on the ice until then anthem and then leave, says Ray. But Craig always stays on the ice until the colors are off the ice.Smith was honored, and still keeps the flag on his dresser. Its a very special, visible reminder of how lucky I am, he says. Every morning, I get to wake up, have my coffee and do what I love because of people like Ray whove made so many sacrifices. I dont think those of us whove never experienced what he has can fully understand it.At the end of their conversation on Friday, Ray gave Bass a Wounded Warrior coin as a thank you. One side of the coin reads, The greatest casualty is being forgotten.Its a pretty powerful message, says Bass. I think the veterans of this country kind of get overlooked. What theyve done for us and our freedom is pretty special. That coin is something that Im going to treasure for the rest of my life. On Saturday, Ray is heading back to Bridgestone Arena to cheer on his beloved Preds, courtesy of Bass -- and his service dog will be at his side once again, keeping him company, keeping him calm -- and helping him count his blessings.I dont know if I saved Annie or she saved me, says Ray. But Im sure lucky to have her in my life. ' ' '