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Mark Butcher: 'England should pick Adil Rashid for fifth Ashes Test'

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Adil Rashid should be picked to play in the fifth Ashes Test, according to former England batsman Mark Butcher.

Former England batsman Mark Butcher has suggested that Adil Rashid should be selected to play in the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval.

The hosts have already sewn up the series and will look to record a 4-1 win when the sides meet in South London in two weeks' time.

The Oval is notorious for being spin-friendly, and Butcher believes that picking leg-spinner Rashid would be a sensible move by the selectors.

He told Sky Sports News: "If conditions are as they have been at The Oval over the last few weeks - very, very dry and very, very abrasive - then you are thinking reverse swing, pace and spin.

"You may even look at playing two spinners as that's without any doubt something England will have to do when they play against Pakistan.

"It might be a good chance to see how you can get two spinners in the team and with Ben Stokes your readymade all-rounder it might mean leaving out one of the quicks."

The match begins on August 20.

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