For the fourth Test against India, which begins here on July 23, England has made one change to their starting lineup. Liam Dawson, a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, is in for off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. England is ahead 2-1 in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, having won the first and third Tests at Headingley and Lord’s, respectively. India won the second Test at Edgbaston.
Bashir is out for the rest of the series after breaking his left hand’s index finger on the third day of the third Test while trying to stop a drive from Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. He had surgery since then. Before exiting, the off-spinner took the final wicket of the third Test, giving England a 22-run win.
Bashir’s injury led to the recall of 35-year-old Dawson. The last time Dawson played was in July 2017 against South Africa and it was his third Test. Dawson is back in the side because he has been having good performances in county play.
The hosts won the first game at Leeds by five wickets, while India had a big 336-run win in the second Test at Birmingham.
England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (vc), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.
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