London [UK], Although Shoaib Bashir is not the first choice, England men's manager Rob Key stated that he is selecting the Test specialist ahead of Jack Leach for the upcoming series against the West Indies, based on both its potential as a performance.
Key stated that he could not overlook the character Bashir showed during his debut series in India when he came with two five-wicket hauls and only ten first-class wickets in his limited opportunity with Somerset.
England have named a 14-member strong squad for the first two Tests against the West Indies at home, which will be led by Ben Stokes. Off-spinner Bashir will lead England and Jack Leach will miss out.
After a breakthrough tour of India in the spring, Bashir remained the only specialist spinner in England's 14-man squad for the first two Test matches against the West Indies. He took 17 wickets in three Test matches. This is the case even though Bashir's England team-mate Jack Leach, who had to leave the tour of India early due to injury, remains the best player in Bashir's home county of Somerset. and had to move to Worcestershire on loan this season.
But Key was confident that his new choice would be of the standard required of a goalkeeper in the Test match; Similar reasoning underlies the choice of Bashir over Leach, who has been an integral member of England's Test attack of late and a trusted lieutenant to Stokes. in particular, not to mention his pivotal contribution as a batsman in England's incredible victory at Headingley in 2019.
"I love watching what he did in India. It was a tall order for someone to come and do what he did. And when you see him bowl, you think he really has it all as a spinner. And he will get better. Now he is right up there. early in his career, so we're backing him to grow as time goes on, but this doesn't mean Leach's time is over with us if we ever need a second spinner, in places like Pakistan I imagine. it would be Jack Leach," Key said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
The series will be the second edition of the Richards-Botham Trophy, with the West Indies winning the inaugural edition in 2022. The first Test will take place from July 10 to 14 at Lord's Cricket Ground, while the second will take place on the 18th. in Trent. Bridge.
Team: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes.
Key stated that he could not overlook the character Bashir showed during his debut series in India when he came with two five-wicket hauls and only ten first-class wickets in his limited opportunity with Somerset.
England have named a 14-member strong squad for the first two Tests against the West Indies at home, which will be led by Ben Stokes. Off-spinner Bashir will lead England and Jack Leach will miss out.
After a breakthrough tour of India in the spring, Bashir remained the only specialist spinner in England's 14-man squad for the first two Test matches against the West Indies. He took 17 wickets in three Test matches. This is the case even though Bashir's England team-mate Jack Leach, who had to leave the tour of India early due to injury, remains the best player in Bashir's home county of Somerset. and had to move to Worcestershire on loan this season.
But Key was confident that his new choice would be of the standard required of a goalkeeper in the Test match; Similar reasoning underlies the choice of Bashir over Leach, who has been an integral member of England's Test attack of late and a trusted lieutenant to Stokes. in particular, not to mention his pivotal contribution as a batsman in England's incredible victory at Headingley in 2019.
"I love watching what he did in India. It was a tall order for someone to come and do what he did. And when you see him bowl, you think he really has it all as a spinner. And he will get better. Now he is right up there. early in his career, so we're backing him to grow as time goes on, but this doesn't mean Leach's time is over with us if we ever need a second spinner, in places like Pakistan I imagine. it would be Jack Leach," Key said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
The series will be the second edition of the Richards-Botham Trophy, with the West Indies winning the inaugural edition in 2022. The first Test will take place from July 10 to 14 at Lord's Cricket Ground, while the second will take place on the 18th. in Trent. Bridge.
Team: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes.
