England v India: Dawson returns for Old Trafford showdown

Test Match Special

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Liam Dawson is back in the England Test set-up after eight years after being named in the starting side for the fourth Test v India. Steve Crossman, Phil Tufnell and Steven Finn analyse his return and, with the help of BBC Radio Solent's Kevan James, assess how Dawson's game has changed in the last eight years. Commentator Prakash Wakankar joins the podcast to look at how India will have reacted to the defeat at Lord's. And with injuries to Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh, the team assess the changes India could make to their side. And there's a preview of the deciding ODI between England and India's women.

TIMECODES 03:19 Liam Dawson’s England recall after eight years away 16:10 Are England too nice? 28:18 Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer 40:02 Indian injury problems 46:10 Women’s ODI series decider

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0:42.4	We are two days out from the fourth test between England and India at Old Trafford.
0:46.8	England, 2-1-up after the tense victory at Lords a week ago.
0:50.5	So over the next hour, we'll hear from Harry Brooke about needle between the sides. He's really interesting on the idea of being too nice. We'll also get the story of Liam Dorson back in the England squad at the age of 35, eight years after his last test. Phil Tuffnell is with us. Hello, Phil. Good evening. Hello. How are you doing? You're right? Yeah. Good. Thank you.
1:11.1	How are you?
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1:12.3	I'm excited.
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