England have announced their playing XI for the fourth Test against India in Manchester. England have made the only change in this match. Liam Dawson has been included in the team in place of injured Shoaib Bashir. Please tell that Bashir suffered a left -handed finger injury during the Lord’s Test. He also underwent surgery soon after the third Test. He was replaced by veteran all -rounder Liam Dawson, who was last played in the Tingham Test against South Africa in 2017. Interestingly, he made his Test debut against India in Chennai in 2016.
This is the career of Dawson
Dawson has played 3 Tests so far in which he has taken 7 wickets and scored 84 runs, with his best score 66 unbeaten. The press release of the England Cricket Board said, ‘There has been a change in England’s men’s team for the fourth Test to be held against India at Emirates Old Trafford. Hampshire spinner Liam Dawson has been included in place of injured Shoaib Bashir. This will be the dawson’s first Test after July 2017.
Liam Dawson has played in T20 leagues around the world in the last few years, but he has performed brilliantly in first class cricket. He has scored 10,731 runs in 212 matches and has taken 371 wickets.
England batsman Harry Brooke said on the return of Dawson, yes, of course, he is a clever and experienced player. He has played everywhere, played against every team. It is expected that he will perform brilliantly this week. The presence of Dawson has strengthened England’s batting order and England will try to end the series in Manchester with a 2–1 lead.
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England’s playing XI (Manchester Test): Zack Crowley, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Jofra Archer.
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