Delhi: England have announced their playing XI for the fourth match of the five -match Test series against India. England have made the only change in their team for this important Test starting on July 23 at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.
Liam Dawson returns to Test team after eight years
England have included left -arm spin all -rounder Liam Dason in the team. Dawson has become part of the Test team after about eight years. The 35 -year -old Dawson last played in Test Cricket 2017. His debut was also against India in 2016.
Liam returns like Indian player
In this context, the story of his return is very similar to Indian batsman Karun Nair, who has returned to the Test team after 8 years. Nair, who scored an unbeaten 303 against England in 2016, did not get long-term opportunities due to the strategy of the selectors and fluctuations in the form. In domestic cricket, 5 centuries opened the way for Karnataka and Vidarbha and 5 centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Despite selection in the Test series against England, he has failed to play a big innings, which raises questions on his place.
England all -rounder career
Dawson has played 3 Test matches so far, in which he scored 84 runs and has taken 7 wickets. Dawson’s experience in first class cricket is quite deep. He has so far scored 10731 runs in 212 matches, including 18 centuries. He has been equally effective in bowling and has taken 371 wickets. During this, he has taken 5 wickets in an innings 15 times.
Shoaib Bashir out due to injury, Dawson gets a chance
An important reason for Dawson getting a chance in this test is the injury of spinner Shoaib Bashir. In the third Test played at Lord’s, England defeated India by 22 runs to take the lead in the series. In that match, Bashir confirmed the victory with the last wicket, but after that he was out of the series due to a finger injury. Due to this, England selectors included Liam Dawson in the team for the fourth and fifth Tests.
England’s playing-11:
| Serial number | player name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben stokes | Captain / all -rounder |
| 2 | Jack Croly | Batsman |
| 3 | Ben docket | Batsman |
| 4 | Oli pope | Batsman |
| 5 | Joe root | Batsman |
| 6 | Harry Brook | Batsman |
| 7 | Jamie Smith | Wicketkeeper-batsman |
| 8 | Liam dawson | All -rounder / spinner |
| 9 | Chris Woakes | All -rounder / fast bowler |
| 10 | Bridan Cars | Fast bowler |
| 11 | Jofra Archer | Fast bowler |
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