England cricket: Adil Rashid backs Shoaib Bashir to bounce back after not being picked for any Ashes Tests this winter

Adil Rashid has backed fellow England spin bowler Shoaib Bashir to bounce back from his Ashes disappointment as he embarks on a new stage of his career with Derbyshire, urging him to "keep working on his craft".

Bashir had been England's No 1 slow bowler in Test cricket since 2024 but missed the second half of last year's home Test series against India after sustaining a fractured finger.

The 22-year-old was selected in the Ashes squad but did not play a Test in Australia with off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks featuring in four matches of the thumping 4-1 defeat.

Bashir has since joined Derbyshire on a two-year deal after being released by Somerset and will look to press for an England recall ahead of the home series against New Zealand in June.