Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson has said that there is no guarantee that he would accept an England call-up should he win selection for this winter’s five-Test tour to India.
Dawson recently had an excellent 2023 season, averaging 40 wickets with the bat and taking 20 49 wickets in Division 1 of the County Championship. Despite his excellent performances with the bat, Dawson was by far England’s top spinner in this summer’s County Championship, and with Moeen Ali once again retiring from Test cricket, Dawson will retire from Test cricket this winter. He firmly insists that.
However, there is no guarantee that Dawson will actually accept the possibility of a test appeal. Dawson, 33, has already been selected for next year’s SA20, which begins on January 10 and lasts exactly one month. His first Test in India for England begins in Hyderabad on January 25th and the series ends six weeks later in Dharamshala on March 11th.
The Hampshire all-rounder said accepting the test recall would not be an easy decision given his current winter commitments ahead of the 2023 PCA Awards Show, where Dawson was named PCA Men’s National MVP of the Year. I explained that there was no.
When asked whether it would be easy to accept a call-up for the Test, Dawson said: “Probably not, to be honest.” “I’m 33 years old now. I’m very realistic that I won’t be able to play for England all the time. I’m flying to South Africa at the moment, but if the situation changes I’ll have to make a decision. .
“The game is changing a lot and everyone involved understands that. At this age, it’s a big financial decision to make.”
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Dawson’s SA20 contract with Sunrisers Eastern Cape is said to be worth around £150,000 to £200,000. This is more than the players earn in all five Tests of England on the India tour, where they earn an extra £12,500 per Test. Around £50,000 to he’s £60,000.
Dawson, recently described by Mark Butcher as a “better, smarter bowler” than Jack Leach, could find himself in a strange situation. Dawson, 33, has not had a center contract or an England outsider in the seven years since his international debut, but he is suddenly seen as an integral part of the England squad as an in-form front-line player who boasts a top-seven batting ability. there is a possibility. He plans to win at his spin-friendly home course in India. However, there is no guarantee he will accept a potential call-up given the franchise opportunities available to him elsewhere.
Dawson has also had a bizarre England career, spending long stretches of time drinking on the sidelines, and perhaps being reluctant to accept a possible England call-up. It is. He has been in four England World Cup touring groups, either in the national squad or in the traveling reserve squad, without ever appearing in a World Cup match, and has played a limited-overs match for England since his debut in 2016. He has only appeared in 17 games. The left-arm spin all-rounder has also featured in three Tests. Once he played against India in 2016 and twice the following summer at home against South Africa. But he was always a two-man or a three-man spin attack.
Although his domestic performance probably needs national recognition, Dawson himself is not worried about whether he will face a recall.
“Everyone understands that when you’re young you really want to play for England,” Dawson said. “It’s probably not a good thing to put pressure on and that’s something I’ve been working on for the last few years. I’m older now and have played more cricket so I just want to enjoy the cricket. I don’t want to worry about playing for England. I want to enjoy playing cricket. That’s why you play cricket.
“That’s the goal, right? To play for England. If you’re young and you really want to do this, that’s the right thing to do. But as far as I’m concerned, I’m older and more experienced. Now there are a lot of franchise leagues and from playing cricket you know that sometimes you try to do your best, but playing for England is not the best, it’s the best for your game. I’m very happy with my current situation and yes, I’m enjoying it.”
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