Is Rashid still England's No 1 spinner in ODI cricket?

Adil Rashid has been an England mainstay in white-ball cricket for over a decade but his place does not seem as secure as it once was; Liam Dawson was favoured during the ODI tri-series in Pakistan, so could both spinners play in Australia this month?

Through the ups and downs of England's white-ball cricket in the last decade or so, one of the constants has been Adil Rashid.

The leg-spinner was recalled after the 2015 World Cup debacle, a tournament at which the side were dumped out in round one, and played a major part in the rebuild that culminated in the unforgettable victory over New Zealand in the 2019 final at Lord's.

Rashid was there, too, for the high of the 2022 T20 World Cup title in Australia and the nadirs of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India and 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, when England failed to make it out of their group after some pitiful performances.

Only James Anderson (269) has more one-day international wickets for England than Rashid (244) and on many occasions we have heard from inside and outside the camp that the Yorkshireman is the team's most-important player. But is that still the case?

Source: Sky Sports