Tuesday 13 November 2012 15:58, UK
Former England international Anthony McGrath has backed Yorkshire team-mate Joe Root to rise to the challenge should he be selected for any part of the upcoming Test series against India.
Another Yorkshireman, Tim Bresnan, looks set to start in Thursday's opening Test at Ahmedabad due to an injury to fellow paceman Steven Finn. And McGrath believes his fellow all-rounder is more than worthy of his place in the side. "Bresy looks like he will play due to Finn's injury. He's done really well over the last 18 months/two years and been a consistent performer," he said. "I know he didn't have the best of series against South Africa but apart from that his record for England is fantastic. "We're in a period where we've got really good seam options. (Stuart) Broad and (James) Anderson are the first two seamers on the team sheet and Bres has fought it out with Finn in recent times and we've also got (Graham) Onions and (Stuart) Meaker out there so we've got some great options. "Bres bats well and got some important contributions down the list. He won 13 out of his first 14 Tests and I think he is a bit unlucky (to be in and out of the team) but he's that kind of cricketer where he doesn't get down if he's out of the team and when he comes back in he always does a job."