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David Charlesworth

Liam Dawson ends long wait for Test wicket as England make inroads after lunch

England’s Liam Dawson (centre) celebrates the wicket of India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (Martin Rickett/PA) - (PA Wire)

Liam Dawson bagged a first Test wicket in nearly 3,000 days before England captain Ben Stokes dismissed India counterpart Shubman Gill at Emirates Old Trafford.

Handed a fourth Test cap eight years after his third because of an injury to fellow spinner Shoaib Bashir, slow left-armer Dawson drew the edge of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the opening day of the fourth Test.

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