Sport Fire : West Indies v England: Adil Rashid hailed by Michael Vaughan

Second Test: West Indies v England

Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid can be a match-winner and should be given his Test debut against West Indies, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.

The second Test starts in Grenada on Tuesday after the opening game in the three-match series was drawn.
"He might bowl four spells in a day and two and a half of them might look utter rubbish.
"But that spell and a half might be the difference. That's why you pick him."

Former England bowler Graeme Swann:
"The thing with Rashid and any leg-spinner who can bowl googlies is that people who bat eight, nine, 10 and 11 can't pick googlies. I know that from direct experience. Also, because of the drainage in English grounds, the pitches are dry as bone. At some point in the Ashes we might need two spinners and this Test is the ideal opportunity to see if this guy can be that second spinner."

Vaughan believes Rashid, 27, might have proved the difference on the final day of the first Test in Antigua, when England failed to bowl the hosts out.

The pitch in Grenada is expected to offer more turn and Rashid, who took 46 wickets last summer in his county's Championship-winning campaign, is competing with James Tredwell and Moeen Ali for a spot in the team.
"If you're not going to play him on a wicket like this or in Barbados next week, I don't see when he will ever be trusted for England in a Test match," added Vaughan. "I think the surface will suit his bowling.

"It took England a long time to get wicketkeeper Jos Buttler into the side because he might not have been able to play the swinging ball. What about looking at all the things the guy can bring?
"Alex Hales can't get into the one-day side because he struggles against a bit of spin and the ball coming back into him, but what about the ball which he can whack out of the ground?"

Trial by leg-spin

West Indies will field a leg-spinner in Grenada after confirming Devendra Bishoo - the 29-year-old who has taken 40 wickets at an average of 39.55 in his previous 11 Tests - will get the nod.
"The pitch will turn out to be better - in terms of spin - than the first Test in Antigua," said Windies captain Denesh Ramdin. "He has bowled really well in first-class cricket in the last month and a half.

"In our squad's practice match he bowled long spells and got results. It's going to be a batting track for the first two days and then the fourth and fifth days the spinner will come into play.
"With a leg-spinner you get bad balls and you get beauties. Hopefully he'll get a lot of beauties in this game."