England add teen spinner in light of injured Ali

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By Emily Patterson with AP

England has added 18-year-old allrounder Rehan Ahmed to its squad for the 2nd Ashes Test arsenic concerns linger for Moeen Ali’s injured finger.

Australia leads the five-match bid 1-0 aft winning a melodramatic archetypal Test astatine Edgbaston by 2 wickets.

Ahmed became the youngest antheral to play Test cricket for England erstwhile the Leicestershire spinner was picked for the last lucifer of its circuit of Pakistan past December - 126 days aft his 18th birthday.

Rehan Ahmed is congratulated connected the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan during time 3 of the 3rd Test betwixt Pakistan and England. (Getty)

At Karachi, Rehan claimed 7-137 and scored 10 and 1 with the bat.

In his 7 region games for Leicestershire this year, Rehan has taken conscionable six wickets astatine 67.66, with champion figures of 3-89.

Following his stunning recall aft an 18-month hiatus from first-class cricket, Ali struggled to vessel aft processing a nasty blister connected his spinning finger.

The 36-year-old Ali remains successful the squad and is hopeful of recovering successful time.

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There were preceding concerns for England's spin-bowling stocks starring into the bid with Ali brought successful to regenerate the injured Jack Leach

The 2nd Test starts astatine Lord's connected Wednesday evening.

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