England Opener Hasseb Hameed Keen to Show Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum His Attacking Side

Life under the captaincy of Ben Stokes is good. The England test cricket setup is very much warming to the leadership of the all-rounder, and recent results have proven just how effective a presence the 31-year-old Durham player has been.

Stokes was made captain of the test side after the previous incumbent, Joe Root, resigned last April. England then swept past New Zealand 3-0 before edging past South Africa 2-1 before they then annihilated Pakistan on their own patch.

Stokes has been aided by the arrival of Brendon McCullum as head coach, with both individuals having a shared belief in the way the England test team should play, and they are already starting to reap the rewards of their collective vision.

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One player looking to become an integral part of Stokes' test plans is Haseeb Hameed, who was dropped from the team following a less-than-glorious run of form in the 2021-22 Ashes down under.

To date, Hameed has racked up 439 runs from his ten test matches, registering four fifties and an average of 24.38, which is not a great return, even when you consider the opponents England faced in those tests.

The 26-year-old impressed in county action with Nottinghamshire in 2022, scoring 1235 runs in 14 country championship games at an average of 62.40, and is hopeful he'll get a chance to shine in the ultra-attack-minded England side.

Following his poor form in Australia, Hameed has been keen to re-think his game;

"I came back from that Australia tour and was clear how I was going to go about my game: look to score runs at every opportunity and accept the fact that everyone gets out."

"We [England] went into our shells a bit. We got a bit defensive, a bit 'survival mode,' and as a result, we all suffered"

"The way I look at things, I had one bad tour, but a lot of very, very good players have had one bad tour. Why can't I get better? It's happened, but it's not the complete journey. I'm not 35, 36."

"I've got another 15 years of cricket left in me. I'm hoping a long period of that is playing international cricket for England; that has never changed." Hameed added.

England are on a great run of form, winning nine of their last ten tests, and as such, it may be hard for Hameed to force himself into a successful squad, but he will be leading the country's second-string side in Sri Lanka, which will help him to mature his game and become a more viable option for Stokes to consider in the medium to long-term.