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'Bashir has to play for England in third Test'

Story by[]BBCMon, December 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM UTC·2 min readShoaib Bashir must play in the third Ashes Test because England cannot rely on part-time spin options in Adelaide, says Durham coach Ryan Campbell. Off-spinner Bashir was left out by England for the first two Tests in Perth and Brisbane as coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes put an emphasis on fast bowling. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSpin bowling all-rounder Will Jacks was brought in for the second Test and finished with 1-51 from 11.3 overs in Australia's first innings. Jacks also strengthened England's batting and shared a defiant 96-run stand with Stokes for the seventh wicket in 36.4 overs – the tourists' longest partnership of the series. Former Australia international Campbell said Jacks should bat in England's top order but predicted it will "rag on day four and five" in Adelaide so 22-year-old tweaker Bashir should also get the nod."Will Jacks cannot play as a spinner in Adelaide. You cannot go to Adelaide and not play a frontline spinner," Campbell told BBC Radio 5 Live's Ashes third Test preview show. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"You have groomed a guy for three years so Bashir has to play in Adelaide. He's the guy who was supposed to be your guy in Australia."No matter what you've done, you have set your bed up that this is the kid who is going to win you games of cricket in Australia."So therefore where does Will Jacks fit?

Shoaib Bashir prepares to bowl in the nets for England

Shoaib Bashir prepares to bowl in the nets for England

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Key Highlights

  • You want him in the team.
  • He looked magnificent.
  • So he's going to be one of your batters and Bashir comes in."Bashir has taken 68 wickets in 19 Tests for England and the 6ft 4in spinner's high-release point has been highlighted as a potential asset in Australia. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, he has only just returned from a broken finger suffered in the Lord's Test against India last summer. Bashir returned figures of 0-115 across 25 overs as England Lions were thrashed by an innings and 127 runs by Australia A over the past few days. He finished with 1-68 and 1-83 in an England intra-squad match at Lilac Hill before the opening Test in Perth last month. Get cricket news sent straight to your phone.
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