Don’t whine at Adil Rashid over his switch from white to red | Vic Marks

There is anger in Yorkshire at spinner’s absence from county’s T20 campaign, but it should be directed at England selectors

Whatever the names of the spin bowlers announced by Ed Smith they were less likely to cause Virat Kohli and his fellow batsmen sleepless nights than the heatwave. The selectors opted for Moeen Ali and, more surprisingly, Adil Rashid, which betrayed their short-term expediency.

They would surely not have taken this course if the first Test was at Headingley, such is the anger in Yorkshire about Rashid’s recall.

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