Always in reserve: Dawson’s moment beckons at T20 World Cup after decade ‘on call’ for England
Liam Dawson watched as England won two World Cups and reached the final in another but his global tournament debut will surely come against Nepal on 8 February
Liam Dawson has been around for England’s finest white-ball moments in the last decade. He was an uncapped inclusion in the 2016 World T20 touring party, when Eoin Morgan’s fresh-faced team were denied right at the end by Carlos Brathwaite’s remember-the-name sixes. He was there as a squad member on that golden day at Lord’s in 2019, too, and a travelling reserve when England won the T20 World Cup in Australia three years later.
But, remarkably, the 35-year-old is still waiting for his debut at a global tournament. It’s been an international career spent on call, limited to 33 appearances across formats, his left-arm spin and handy batting there to use in case of emergency. Continue reading...
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