Not Jacob Bethell, England Set To Include 35-Year-Old Spinner For 4th Test Vs IND
England will give 35-year-old spinner Liam Dawson his fourth Test cap against India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Old Trafford. Dawson replaces the injured Shoaib Bashir.
England will reportedly give 35-year-old spinner Liam Dawson his fourth Test cap against India in the penultimate Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Old Trafford, Manchester. According to the Daily Mail, Dawson will replace the injured Shoaib Bashir, who fractured his left hand in the third Test at Lord's and has been ruled out. Dawson will end an eight-year exile from the format.
The left-arm spinner last played a Test in 2017 against South Africa and, after being dropped, went back to the domestic circuit to become one of the most in-form spinners in England. The national selectors reportedly wanted to include him for last year's tour of India, too, but he denied the chance, saying that he wanted playing 11 guarantees or would prefer continuing to play for Hampshire or franchise leagues.
'Probably not now, no. Being honest, there's a few things that have happened over the last year. For me, probably Test cricket now is completely off the radar. But it is what it is, I'm 34 and I want to enjoy my cricket and try to win trophies towards the end of my career," Dawson said at the time.
He could be one of the two changes in the hosts' 11, alongside Gus Atkinson who might come in for one of the pacers.
Dawson has picked up 148 first-class wickets at an average of 26.1 in the last three years. Before that, his average used to be in the high 30s. The change was led by his wrist position tweaks and mindset alteration under Hampshire coach Graeme Welch.
'When Pop Welch came to Hampshire, Daws had his own way of bowling," Dawson's teammate Keith Barker told the Daily Mail. 'He was always our frontline spinner, but he probably didn't get the wickets he wanted. He's got a wicket-taking mentality now. He gives a little bit more flight on the ball which obviously helps in that regard. When I arrived six years ago, I think he saw his job as trying to keep the run-rate down. Whereas now, he's disappointed if he doesn't bowl as well or take as many wickets as he would like."
England are leading the series 2-1.
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