<h1>Yasir Shah the best leg-spinner since Shane Warne, says Ben Stokes</h1>

Pakistan's Yasir sovereign is "the best leg-spinner since Shane Warne", says England all arounder mountain Stokes. Yasir, 30, attained match figures of 10-141 as Pakistan beat England by seventy five runs within the 1st check at Lord's last week. Stokes and James Anderson lost the match however each come for Friday's second check at previous Trafford. "They're a awfully smart team however we have a tendency to come in the check knowing however he goes regarding bowling and that we ought to be able to counteract that," Stokes aforementioned. Yasir, WHO has taken eighty six wickets in thirteen Tests, has captive to the highest of the check bowling rankings, the primary leg-spinner to try and do therefore since Warne eleven years past. Australian Warne, WHO retired from check cricket in 2007, is second solely to Muttiah Muralitharan within the incomparable list of check wicket-takers, with 708 from one hundred forty five matches at a mean of 25.41.

Stokes, 25, has been missing for England once jarring his knee within the 1st check of the summer against Ceylon in could, AN injury that needed surgery. Having contend exclusively as a hitter for his county Durham within the early stages of his comeback, he bowled within the conclusion over Lancashire at Southport last week, taking 3-50 from nineteen overs within the second innings. "I are bowling within the nets however you cannot replicate doing that, the sole factor you'll be able to do is bowl during a game," he said. "So it absolutely was smart on it purpose and it absolutely was a vast confidence boost." Asked regarding the state of the series with Pakistan, he added: "It's one defeat. We're simply treating it as a three-match series and hoping we are able to win it." No panic, says Bairstow England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow aforementioned that the britain team wouldn't panic if they lost in Manchester, even if it might place them 2-0 down within the four-match series. "I would not say panic, no, there'll still be 2 a lot of games to travel. It would not be panic stations, at all, by any suggests that," Bairstow told BBC Sport. "We've ought to quit there and place the record straight. we have a tendency to were slightly behind the pool ball just about all the approach through. it is a case of going out there, expressing ourselves and assaultive the challenge." Leg-spinner Adil Rashid has additionally been intercalary to the squad that options the eleven England players WHO were on duty at Lord's. England (from): AN Cook (Captain), AD Hales, JE Root, JM Vince, GS Ballance, JM Bairstow (wkt), MM Ali, CR Woakes, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, BA Stokes, ST Finn, AU Rashid, JT Ball.