GLEN Chapple's England debut in tonight's Twenty20 clash with Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl is in doubt.

Chapple suffered an abdominal strain playing in Ireland on Wednesday.

England will make a late check on the Lancashire seamer, and also on Durham all-rounder Paul Collingwood, who has had a strained left thigh.

But one player who will be back is Collingwood's county teammate Steve Harmison.

He makes his long-awaited comeback to high-profile international cricket tomorrow.

The Durham fast bowler has become a seasoned television cricket fan during his lengthy spell on the sidelines with a shin problem, watching in frustration as England missed the chance to secure a Test series triumph against Sri Lanka.

Like thousands of other armchair watchers, Harmison has admitted to shouting at the TV as his frustration grew at England's failure to overcome Sri Lanka, who bounced back to draw the series with victory at Trent Bridge in the final Test.

But unlike those other fans, Harmison has the opportunity to influence the situation tonight.

"I'm just looking forward to playing if it's against Sri Lanka, Pakistan or whoever I'm playing against. I just want to go out there and play a game of cricket," said Harmison, who claimed 3-58 in his first England appearance since March during their 38-run win over Ireland at Stormont yesterday.

"I've spent a bit of time on my backside watching television and shouting at the TV when England were playing Sri Lanka and now it's my turn. We're all good watchers, aren't we? Now I've got the chance to do what I do best and that's to bowl for England."

Having made tentative appearances for Durham while England struggled to convert their superiority against Sri Lanka, Harmison was understandably rusty on his return against Ireland and delivered plenty of wides.

But he showed enough pace and hostility to suggest that given an injury-free summer, he could be a key factor in helping to lift England's fortunes in both the one-day series against Sri Lanka and the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan.

ENGLAND (from): Strauss (capt), Trescothick, Cook, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Joyce, Dalrymple, Loudon, Chapple, Jones (wicketkeeper), Plunkett, Harmison, Mahmood, Bresnan.

SRI LANKA (from): Jayawardene (captain), Sangakkara (wicketkeeper), Jayasuriya, Tharanga, Dilshan, Kapugedera, Arnold, Maharoof, Vaas, Malinga, Muralitharan, Fernando, Perera, CM Bandara.

Umpires: IJ Gould & NJ Llong Tweet