Adil Rashid feeling settled after recall to England side
Thursday 10 September 2015 22:35, UK
Adil Rashid is relishing being part of the current England set-up after finally breaking back into the side.
The Yorkshire leg-spinner, who made his ODI debut in 2009 but then had to wait nearly five years before adding to his five caps against New Zealand earlier this summer, played a key role in England's win in the third ODI against Australia on Tuesday.
And the 27-year-old admits coach Trevor Bayliss has helped him settle back into international cricket
"When I came into this one-day series I had a clear mindset of what my role is in this team and what I'm looking to do," he said.
"It's a different set up from when I first came in, a whole different environment. My mindset is a lot clearer, the coaches, the captain... the mindset of the team is a lot clearer.
"And playing against the best batsmen in the world gives you confidence, especially if you're taking a few wickets as well."
Rashid is yet to play a Test match for England - an erratic performance in a warm-up game in St Kitts appeared to cost him the chance under Peter Moores in the West Indies - but Bayliss is known to be receptive to playing two spinners in the five-day format.
Rashid himself is happy with the direction of his career and feels improved for the experience of being involved with the squad throughout the past few months.
"It's not been frustrating at all. It's nice to be part of the squad going round to all these different grounds, to be around Cooky and Straussy and all the boys," he added.
"It would be nice to play but that's a long way away. I'm not really concentrating on that, I'm just looking to take it a step at a time so that if I do get selected in a Test series I'll be chuffed.
"Trev has been really encouraging, personally encouraging me to spin the ball, look to take wickets and be positive and that is the same throughout the whole squad.
"We haven't really talked about playing two spinners. We just talk about the individual - 'what is your aim in this game?'. The rest is up to the selectors and the team."
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