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David Charlesworth

Liam Dawson to make England Test return after eight years in place of injured Shoaib Bashir

Liam Dawson will make his England Test return against India at Old Trafford (Nigel French/PA). -

Liam Dawson will make his first Test appearance in eight years in place of the injured Shoaib Bashir as England look to seal a series win over India at Emirates Old Trafford.

The 35-year-old played the last of his three Tests in July 2017, but he has been a star performer on the County Championship circuit with Hampshire and amassed 49 wickets in 2023 and a further 53 in 2024.

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