Bressy did his Ashes cause no harm today with a strong performance (3-46) against the Aussies. And with Flintoff being issued a "last chance" warning by England for his erratic behaviour off the field, Bresnan now has much better chance of going to the Ashes than he did this time yesterday.
Rashid, on the other hand, took some serious tap from the Aussies and finished with 0-72 at 5+ an over.
I know it is not a popular opinion on this forum, but in my judgment Rashid is not ready to play against the mighty Aussies. He still bowls one or two bad balls and over and is relatively expensive.
If he plays in the Tests and gets flogged, it will do his confidence and career no good at all. Besides, if they think so highly of him now even after his mediocre first half of the first class season (6 wickets @ 50+ in all First Class matches), why didn't they play him against a mediocre West Indies team in the Winter? The "Giant Brains" at the ECB, never cease but to amaze.