Shoaib Bashir set for Test debut in Visakhapatnam, replacing Jack Leach in England XI. Bashir joined squad mid-way through victory in Hyderabad last week. Ben Stokes confirms one other change with James Anderson returning as lone seamer. Anderson’s 184th Test cap and first of 2024. Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley also in team for the spin-heavy attack. England’s playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.
