Moeen Ali is set to be added to England’s squad for Thursday’s second Test against India at Lord’s, with head coach Chris Silverwood also weighing up a possible return for Haseeb Hameed to shore up the top three. The final-day washout at Trent Bridge on Sunday forced the two sides to settle for a draw but it is England who head into the follow-up match with more headaches. Chiefly, these stem from a batting unit that was bowled out for 183 on the opening day and stayed competitive in the match only through Joe Root’s scores of 64 and 109. As such, it means Hameed is pushing to win his fourth Test cap and a first since 2016 – Zak Crawley’s flatlining average of 11 at No 3 this year makes him most vulnerable – while the expected call-up for Moeen gives Root the option of playing a spin-bowling all-rounder with 189 Test wickets in a five-man attack. “Playing for England is the highest thing you can do. If I get the call then I’ll be available,” Moeen told BBC Sport, after his devastating 28-ball 59 and a hat-trick for Imran Tahir saw Birmingham Phoenix beat Welsh Fire by 93 runs last night. Speaking on Monday afternoon, Silverwood made it clear his greatest concern remains higher up the order, however, with the 46-year-old saying: “We have to address and accept we are not getting those runs, so we have to look at the why. “The question has been posed to the batting coaches as well – how do we make sure we give them the best opportunity to be successful? “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’s breakthrough as a teenager in India nearly five years ago was cut short by a broken hand and was then followed by a slump in form for Lancashire. The opener, who also represents an option at first drop, has rediscovered his confidence since moving to Nottinghamshire in late 2019. The 24-year-old right-hander has scored three first-class centuries, including 112 for the County Select XI that provided warm-up opposition for India in Durham last month. Notably, the attack that day featured Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja, all of whom played in the first Test. Silverwood said: “I’m confident he’s as ready as he could be. He is making a very strong case. “He did put his best foot forward in Durham when he scored that hundred. What he did early season in the Championship shows there’s a lot of class there. He’s done everything he possibly can to be ready and taken every opportunity.” Like his predecessor, Trevor Bayliss, Silverwood said he subscribes to giving players one Test too many, rather than one too few, and the question for Crawley is whether this has already come and gone with scores of 27 and six in Nottingham. The 24-year-old’s 267 against Pakistan last year points to a player of promise and a reprieve may yet follow. But it felt telling when Silverwood said Crawley and the coaches must address his problems outside off stump. Silverwood gave a stronger endorsement of the role performed in Nottingham by Dom Sibley, who shared a partnership of 89 with Root in the second innings. But having contributed 12 runs to this, and 46 from 203 balls in the Test, it is clear that for all his mental resilience concerns are growing over the opener’s lack of scoring options. England were also wrestling with how to best get a spinner in the side when, as is now the case, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are unavailable. Jack Leach, their leading wicket-taker during the subcontinental winter, is yet to feature this summer given this would entail playing three seamers or lengthening the tail. As a spin-bowling all-rounder who averages 37 batting at No 7 in Test cricket, Moeen allows England to replicate the same five-bowler template that India get through Jadeja. Moeen, 34, was not in the original squad but Silverwood confirmed Covid-19 protocols do permit his inclusion before Thursday as he has officially been on standby and thus subject to additional testing while playing for Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred. Silverwood said: “Moeen is certainly under consideration, he always has been. We know he is a fine cricketer and is showing fine form in the Hundred. I appreciate it’s a different format [but] it’s something that has to be in our mind.” Drafting Moeen into the XI is not without a trade-off, however, given it would mean asking Dan Lawrence to step aside and push wicketkeeper Jos Buttler up to No 6. Last week was Buttler’s first outing against the red ball since February and an 18-ball duck, followed by leaving a straight one on 17, did not scream promotion. It may yet be that for the fourth time this season – and a sixth in 21 Tests under Silverwood – England stick with four seamers. This offers no guarantees for Lawrence, however, with Ollie Pope approaching fitness after a thigh injury and the head coach impressed by how Jonny Bairstow looked during scores of 29 and 30.