Overview

• Dawson was drafted into England’s fourth Test side at Old Trafford after Shoaib Bashir was ruled out with a finger injury
• He trapped Yashasvi Jaiswal with his seventh delivery to help restrict India to 264 for four on day one
• The 35-year-old credits his improved consistency and finer pitch reading to 85 first-class appearances during his eight-year Test hiatus
• Former England captain Michael Vaughan described Dawson’s bowling and fielding as an all-round package that strengthens England’s balance
• Nasser Hussain highlighted his control on unspinning pitches and suggested strong performances could earn him England’s No.1 spinner role for Australia