For England to build on a breakthrough tour of India, McCullum had given opportunities to Bashir, 20, and Hartley, 24, despite both of them having modest records and little experience.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The duo have been England's bright spots in a series, that they have lost 1-3 with the fifth and final Test yet to be played. Both have claimed their first-ever five-wicket hauls in a Test match. Bashir\u2019s eight wickets for 198 in Ranchi increased his England Test wicket tally (12 in two games) to surpass his first-class wicket tally (10 in six games).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Considering their performance so far, McCullum pleaded with the administrators of County Cricket clubs to give the rookie spinners more opportunities because neither Bashir nor Hartley are first-choice spinners for their teams. Bashir's injured teammate Jack Leach, who is set to undergo surgery this week to treat a knee injury, is the first-choice spinner at Somerset while Hartley's club Lancashire has recently signed Australian spinner Nathan Lyon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though McCullum said he understood why Lancashire opted for Lyon, he still urged the clubs to give more opportunities to young England spinners. \"It will be a slight frustration of ours if they weren\u2019t given opportunities at county level,\u201d McCullum was quoted as saying by the English media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a very real possibility that might be the case, but without wanting to dictate to counties because they have their agendas as well. When you see performances like we have out of those two bowlers throughout the series, I think you\u2019d be slightly mad if you didn\u2019t give them more opportunities in county cricket,\u201d McCullum said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The England head coach said playing more matches will help the spinners improve their skills.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt would be nice to think they\u2019d get plenty of opportunities so that they can improve at a quicker rate. Whether those opportunities are with counties or with England, I think we\u2019ve just got to keep trying to get cricket into them. Whatever opportunity we can, we\u2019ll try and give it to them. Because there are two guys there more than good enough for international cricket. They\u2019re also tough characters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhat you can\u2019t tell from the outside of a man\u2019s body is the size of their heart \u2013 and we\u2019ve seen both of them have big hearts and they\u2019re up for international cricket. It doesn\u2019t get any harder than it is right now. They\u2019ve both stood up and performed, so we\u2019ve just to keep giving both of them chances,\u201d McCullum added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ind-v-eng-mccullum-pleads-for-more-games-for-bashir-hartley-with-county-clubs.jpg", "alt_img": "IND v ENG: McCullum pleads for more games for Bashir, Hartley with County Clubs", "alt_title": "IND v ENG: McCullum pleads for more games for Bashir, Hartley with County Clubs", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "IND V ENG: McCullum Pleads For More Games For Bashir, Hartley With County Clubs On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "IND V ENG: McCullum Pleads For More Games For Bashir, Hartley With County Clubs, English County Clubs: England head coach Brendon McCullum has suggested to the top administrators of English County Clubs to give.", "seo_keywords": "Brendon McCullum, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, County Clubs, New Delhi, English County Clubs, For England, England Test, County Cricket, Jack Leach, Nathan Lyon, Though McCullum, The England", "tag": "", "tagging": "Brendon McCullum, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, County Clubs, New Delhi, English County Clubs, For England, England Test, County Cricket, Jack Leach, Nathan Lyon, Though McCullum, The England", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "ind-v-eng-mccullum-pleads-for-more-games-for-bashir-hartley-with-county-clubs", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "768", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-02-27 20:56:03", "updated": "2024-02-27 20:56:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Brendon McCullum, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, County Clubs, New Delhi, English County Clubs, For England, England Test, County Cricket, Jack Leach, Nathan Lyon, Though McCullum, The England", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-02-27 20:56:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ind-v-eng-mccullum-pleads-for-more-games-for-bashir-hartley-with-county-clubs-139220" }