Mark Wood replaces Shoaib Bashir for England’s third Test against India
The England selectors have opted for Wood’s pace ahead of Bashir’s off-spin and the PA news agency understands Rehan Ahmed’s visa issue has now been resolved.
The teenage leg-spinner’s single-entrance visa expired the moment he left for England’s mid-series break in the United Arab Emirates and he was initially red-flagged upon the team’s return to India on Monday. He was granted an emergency two-day visa.
England go into the test with the series level at 1-1 after the opening two Tests in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.