ENG vs IND | 'There is much to be excited about'- Nasser Hussain on Matthew Potts

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain, has given a huge vote of confidence to young Middlesex seamer Matthew Potts following the impressive performances that the 23-year-old has dished out this summer.

Potts, who made his debut against reigning WTC champions New Zealand at Lord's last month, has been quite impressive in the 4 Tests that he has played so far.

The youngster made an immediate impact at Lord's as he claimed 4/13 in his very first innings, which included the prized scalp of Kane Williamson.

Overall, Potts finished as England's leading wicket-taker and the second-most successful bowler of the series, with 14 wickets in three games @ 23.29 apiece.

Writing in his column for the Daily Mail, Hussain hailed Potts for his all-round skills, his temperament, discipline and his overall attitude.

However, the former England skipper believes that if there is one area where the tall seamer needs to work on is how to counter left-handed batters.

Potts was taken to the cleaners by Rishabh Pant during the wicketkeeper's whirlwind 111-ball 146 on the first day of the Edgbaston Test.

Hussain urged Potts to work with Stuart Broad and James Anderson

"Now Potts has two exceptional bowlers to left-handers in Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad to learn from and maybe he could sit down and talk to them about it. They both tend to go round the wicket to the lefties whereas so far Potts has tried both round and over and it is just an area he will have to work on now he is at the highest level," wrote Hussain.

The veteran cricketer also heaped high praise on his batting ability, adding that he is confident that the 23-year-old will cement his place in the side in the long term.

"Otherwise there is much to be excited about. Potts has a big heart, he's good in the field and he is better with the bat than we have seen with England so far. 

He will have seen how Jamie Overton made 97 in the final Test against New Zealand and will realise he has to contribute some runs to be confident of cementing his long-term place in this England side," he added.

Potts dismissed Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohi in India's first innings but Pant and Jadeja eventually spoiled his overall stats. He finished with figures of 2-105 in 20 overs.