Bashir returns to England team for first Test
Shoaib Bashir has been named in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. Head coach Brendon McCullum expressed confidence in the spinner despite his absence from the previous Ashes series.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Shoaib Bashir has played 19 Tests for England, but none since the third Test against India last summer
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