ENG vs IND: Chris Silverwood's Patience With England's Top Order Wearing Thin

England head coach Chris Silverwood fired a warning to his faltering top order batsmen on Monday, indicating that Haseeb Hameed is close to a recall for the second Test against India. Big top-order ru

"But ultimately if it isn't working, I have to take a view on why and how do I change that. Ideally, we get the guys scoring runs again, get the confidence back in them. But if that doesn't happen, obviously I have to have a look."

Hameed is waiting in the wings for a chance, almost five years since a broken finger cut short an eye-catching start to his England career in India.

His form dipped drastically on his return from injury but, since swapping Lancashire for Nottinghamshire, he has rebuilt his game and capped a strong start to the season with a century against India in a warm-up match in Durham. In the county championship he has made 642 runs, with two centuries and four fifties, at an average of 45.85.

"I'm confident he's as ready as he could be," added Silverwood. "He put his best foot forward in Durham when he scored that hundred and what he did early season in the championship shows there's a lot of class there as well.

"I think he is making a very strong case and at some point, we may make a decision and give him an opportunity." The second Test of the five-match series gets underway on Thursday at Lord's.