Trevor Bayliss has never seen him play. In Hampshires 2015 T20 campaign he bowled just five overs. But Liam Dawson finds himself as the third spinner in England’s World T20 squadThe choice of Hampshire’s Liam Dawson in England’s World T20 squad is both a surprise and an encouragement to those cricketers dutifully plying their trade on the county circuit. Distant dreams can come true. final summer the likelihood of Dawson heading off to Mumbai this March was approximately the same as the prospect of a Trump/Corbyn summit at the White House or Downing Street.
In Hampshire’s T20 campaign of 2015 Dawson played two games,bowled five overs and did not take a wicket; he scored three in his solitary T20 innings. The 25-year-worn’s career was stuttering and he was sent out on loan to Essex for a month. Since then the transformation of a cricketer, who first surfaced with England Under-19s, and has been remarkable.
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Source: theguardian.com