London, Aug 13 - Former England captain Alec Stewart has warned England selectors to not let Ravi Bopara's potential go waste like that of Mark Ramprakash.

Bopara has struggled to perfrom in the 2009 Ashes, and it looks that the axe is likely to fall on him. Ironically, it is Ramprakash who is in line to replace Bopara, should chief selector Geoff Miller and fellow selectors decide to make changes before the last match of the series at the Oval beginning next Thursday.

Stewart says Bopara should be omitted from the final Ashes Test but feels he should not fall by the wayside in the way Ramprakash did after one too many demotions.

'Ravi has struggled at No.3. But it is important that if he is left out it is dealt with in an appropriate way because he is a talent,' Stewart was quoted as saying by English media.

'He is someone who I expect to see around the international scene for the next 10 years or so.