Hampshires late left-armer determined to build most of opportunity having impressed Andy Flower while on duty with England LionsThe head coach Trevor Bayliss has never seen him play and his county scarcely used him in Twenty20 last year but the man behind Liam Dawson’s selection for England is adamant he has what it takes to thrive on the world stage.
It was Andy Flower,the national team’s former technical director, who recommended the spin-bowling all-rounder be included in the 15-man World Twenty20 squad after watching him at close quarters for the Lions over the course of the winter. The recommendation, and coming after 10 limited-overs fixtures against Pakistan A either side of Christmas,now has the uncapped Dawson in India, hopeful of making his international bow when Eoin Morgan’s side start their campaign against West Indies next Wednesday.
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Source: theguardian.com