Dawson is a veteran of the English domestic circuit, but he hadn't played a Test match in nearly eight years before being drafted into the XI for the fourth clash against India in Manchester.

The veteran Hampshire left-arm spinner makes his first Test appearance in eight years as England seek a win in the fourth Test at Old Trafford that would give them an unassailable 3-1 lead and earn them the most important series victory in the three years under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.