Adil Rashid is in line to play his first home Test next week after his shock recall to a 13-man England squad which also features uncapped seamer Jamie Porter.
Rashid’s inclusion alongside his fellow spinner Moeen Ali, for England’s 1,000th Test against India at Edgbaston, comes despite his decision last winter to quit all first-class cricket this year while he prepares for a home World Cup campaign in 2019.
It is therefore an unprecedented move by national selector Ed Smith and his colleagues to pick the 30-year-old Yorkshire leg-spinner – at a time when he has not played a red-ball match for 10 months, with none scheduled for his county either in the foreseeable future.
Porter’s call-up, in place of Chris Woakes – who England believe is still short of his best as he returns from injury and will therefore miss his home Test – is also a surprise.
13-man squad for the first Test match against India at Edgbaston
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) July 26, 2018
Joe Root (captain)
Moeen Ali
Jimmy Anderson
Jonny Bairstow
Stuart Broad
Jos Buttler
Alastair Cook
Sam Curran
Keaton Jennings
Dawid Malan
Jamie Porter
Adil Rashid
Ben Stokes
