Is Rashid an option to replace Leach?

No.

No

NOO dont go back to Moeen Ali.. would be stupid. would only be getting picked because hes Moeen and nothing else

Rashid hasn't played a red ball game for 4 and a half years which was coincidentally his last test match. He's a world class bowler with all his variations and like any player, it would be great to see how they play in this set up.

For me there's 2 options, and one of them isn't Moeen Ali. As much as I love the guy and think he would be in an environment where he would flourish. He basically struggles to bowl in the shorter format now cos he gets whacked about.

Dawson is the cautious approach, Rehan Ahmed is the adventurous approach. Under Root, we'd have gone Dawson I'm sure but under Stokes, I think we will go Ahmed. I think for the first and possibly last game though, we will go 4 seamers plus Root plus Stokes.

Well, Moeen Ali has been called into the squad....

Moeen did hardly bowl in ipl rubbish selection

Mark Butcher has severely criticised the selection e.g. 'Jack Leach is a holding bowler for Ben Stokes right? Moeen Ali has never been a holding bowler in his entire career and has not played any red-ball cricket for two years. His Ashes record is pretty bad with bat and with ball, and he has had no interest in playing long-form cricket ever since his retirement'.

https://wisden.com/series-stories/ashes-2023/its-not-like-youre-bringing-michael-jordan-out-of-retirement-mark-butcher-moeen-ali-eng-vs-aus

Moeen carted all round Edgbaston and picked up a couple of wickets, a true mixed bag