Adil Rashid could also come in alongside Moeen Ali to give England two spin options. He’s an outstanding bowler, (and) it’s great to have him fully fit. After a crushing 75-run defeat at Lords in London, England, the Three Lions take on the tourists at Old Trafford in Manchester on July 22 at 6am EST.
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“During a game, it’s very hard for a coach to tell a player what to do”.
Asked if Shah had bowled too quickly, Ahmed, himself a former Pakistan leg-spinner replied: “Yes, exactly”.
England made two changes to their line-up, with Ben Stokes and James Anderson coming in for Jake Ball and Steven Finn.
Medical advice regarding his shoulder injury overruled the desire of Cook and Trevor Bayliss to have Anderson in the side.
Yasir took 10 wickets in Pakistan’s victory at Lord’s to climb to the top of the ICC Test rankings but was far less effective today. But the more time you get, the more you get more in.
Ballance looked assured, but played a loose shot when he was on 23 and was bowled by Rahat to get a crucial breakthrough for Pakistan; the partnership was broken on 73.
England, on the other hand, have work to do ahead of the second Test which begins at Old Trafford on Thursday morning.
“It will just be working out a game-plan in terms of how to score, but not giving your wicket away”.
He pointed out that England had a formidable Test record at home since the last few years and they had come back strongly after losing on early in a series. Amir was banned for five years after his involvement in spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010.
Misbahul Haq marked his first Test at Lord’s with a fine hundred which saw the 42-year-old perform a series of press-ups in celebration.
Pakistan ran through their frontline attack of three left-arm seamers and their Lord’s match-winner Yasir Shah, with only Mohammad Amir successful.
“I think he has got a chance”, added Cook.
“Speaking about his experience of playing in England, the “Sultan of Swing” expressed his concern that the English curators might produce seam-conducive wickets to unease the Pakistan batsmen”.
England captain Alastair Cook was glad to help his side seize control of the second Test against Pakistan on Friday and just as happy to shrug off being mentioned in the same breath as Don Bradman.
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However, England has recalled fast bowler James Anderson in a bid to skittle Pakistani batsmen and level the series after their loss at Lord’s to Pakistan.
