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Shoaib Bashir will make his England comeback at Lord\u2019s on Thursday, 11 months and one unhappy Ashes tour since his last Test appearance.<\/strong><\/p>\n The off-spinner has seen off competition from all-rounder Rehan Ahmed and can reclaim his spot within the XI against Latest Zealand.<\/p>\n That leaves just one position up for grabs in the primary Rothesay Test of the summer. <\/p>\n Hampshire\u2019s Sonny Baker is pushing for a debut but Gus Atkinson expected to carry off the challenge on a ground he has excelled at within the last two summers.<\/p>\n For exclusive stories and all of the detailed\u00a0cricket\u00a0news\u00a0you wish,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>subscribe to The Cricket Paper<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0website,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0digital edition, or newspaper<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from as little as 14p a day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n FOLLOW OUR LIVE SCORES CENTRE<\/em><\/p>\n It marks Bashir\u2019s return to the England team for the primary time since he took the match-winning wicket against India with a broken finger last July, with the 22-year-old finding himself surplus to requirements throughout the two-month drubbing in Australia.<\/p>\n Weighing the relative merits of his two spin options, head coach Brendon McCullum said: \u201cI believe they’re each young and exciting they usually\u2019ve had some great days already in an England shirt.<\/p>\n \u201cBash has the flexibility to play more of a holding role within the in the primary couple of days here at Lord\u2019s. <\/p>\n \u201cAs the sport deepens, and if spin starts to grow to be more prevalent, then he can go more into an attacking role. There\u2019s somewhat little bit of tactical nuance there.\u201d<\/p>\n While Bashir was at all times considered the front-runner given the selectors\u2019 previous investment, Baker has forced his way into their considering as a result of a mixed weather forecast.<\/p>\n England were expecting clear skies for his or her afternoon rehearsal but were soon forced indoors by thunder and lightning.<\/p>\n McCullum suggested conditions would must be good for Baker to play ahead of Atkinson, who has 19 wickets at 10.94 in addition to a century in his two previous outings at the house of cricket.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, he gave a glowing reference to the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s quick,\u201d McCullum said. \u201cI believe he\u2019s going to be a cricketer that the country really gets behind.<\/p>\n \u201cYou may see he charges in and leaves all the things on the market. Some guys have a bit more of a rhythmical component to their style. I believe Sonny is full noise.<\/p>\n \u201cHe swings the ball each ways. He hits probably a rather fuller length, he\u2019s obviously got the flexibility to the touch 90mph and he\u2019s got a skiddy bouncer. <\/p>\n \u201cWhether it is this Test, I\u2019d expect him to do a superb job. If it\u2019s not this Test, his time will come.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll just work out whether we wish that extra air speed, if impulsively it becomes 35 degrees and flattens out, or if we follow what\u2019s tried and tested at Lord\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n McCullum has now spoken in 4 separate engagements up to now seven days, two in-house and two in front of the media.<\/p>\n Prior to now he has been criticised for making infrequent appearances, however the Latest Zealander explained his willingness to do the talking after a difficult winter for his team.<\/p>\n \u201cThe temperature has been a bit hot of late and all of us recognise that,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you\u2019re in these positions, your job is to be sure you get up and also you\u2019re present.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll probably see me a bit more often than you might have previously. <\/p>\n \u201cHopefully you\u2019re in a position to explain and navigate your way through this stuff, while getting your team to the beginning line. <\/p>\n \u201cWe will wear a few of the other stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Josh Tongue.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/em><\/strong> The important thing questions facing England ahead of the Test summer with Latest Zealand series looming<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shoaib Bashir will make his England comeback at Lord\u2019s on Thursday, 11 months and one unhappy Ashes tour since his last Test appearance. The off-spinner has seen off competition from all-rounder Rehan Ahmed and can reclaim his spot within the XI against Latest Zealand. 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(Bradley Collyer\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nReturn<\/h2>\n
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(Robbie Stephenson\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nGlowing reference<\/h2>\n
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(Danny Lawson\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nHis time will come<\/h2>\n
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(Ben Whitley\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nRise up<\/h2>\n
England\u2019s squad of 12 for first Test against Latest Zealand<\/h2>\n
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