England Recall Dawson To Squad For Fourth Test

Spinner Liam Dawson is successful statement to play his first Test for 8 years aft being called into nan England squad for nan 4th Test against India astatine Old Trafford.

Left-armer Dawson, 35, is recalled aft off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was ruled retired of nan remainder of nan series pinch a surgery finger.

Dawson's action intends chap left-armer Jack Leach, who has an England cardinal contract, has been overlooked.

Leach was replaced arsenic England's first-choice spinner by Bashir past year, but still played 3 Tests successful Pakistan and was portion of nan squad that toured New Zealand complete nan winter.

For Dawson, this is simply a hard-earned call-up and reward for immoderate outstanding shape successful home cricket. The Hampshire man has been named the Professional Cricketers' Association subordinate of nan year successful each of nan past 2 seasons.

Part of nan England squad that won nan 2019 World Cup, he was overlooked by England for 3 years earlier making his world return successful nan T20 bid against West Indies earlier this summer.