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Leg-spinner Adil Rashid could earn an indian Test recoil to face India if he changes his mind over red-ball cricket, coach Trevor Bayliss said Thursday, with the slow bowler likely to prove a key weapon on wickets baked dry by country's ongoing heatwave.
The 30-year-old has not played five-day cricket since December 2016 when it played the last of his 10 Tests, preferring to compete only in 50-over and 20-over formats.
Asked whether or not he was playing red-ball cricket, Bayliss said: "Possibly. This year is probably the best we've seen him bowl.
"He's bowled well in one-day cricket over the last few years the best I've seen him bowl since I've been here.
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"(Reconsidering) is a decision he's got to make. I'm not sure if (national selector) Ed Smith's had a cat with him or not. Could he get picked up in the Test team on white-ball form? Well, it's already been this year – it's happened once (with Jos Buttler). So I'm sure he'll be up for discussion, definitely. "
Rashid is the leading wicket-taker in one-day and Twenty20 internationals for England this summer, with 25 victims, including Virat Kohli at Headingley on Tuesday with India's captain awestruck.
Rashid's performances have been delivered at a time when they are in short supply. Moeen Ali lost his place following a difficult winter and Dom Bess and Jack Leach have been handed debuts since.
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