RASHID WON'T BE A WIZARD OF OZ THIS WINTER

ADIL RASHID would snub an Ashes invitation from England to travel Down Under - and not return to the Test arena after a seven-year gap.

- By PHIL BLANCHE

The leg spinner has never formally announced his Test retirement, leading to speculation that he could return to the longer format.

Fellow spinner Moeen Ali answered captain Ben Stokes’ call in 2023 and ended his Test retirement after 18 months for the Ashes with Australia on home soil.

Asked what he would say if Stokes made the same call to him, Rashid said: “It would be a no. I’m quite comfortable and confident of what I have been doing for the past seven years.

“I’ve finished red-ball cricket so I’m quite confident in my own game in that sense.