Eng vs Ind: Fans become wild as Liam Dawson wins his first wicket after 8 years in Test cricket
England All-around Liam Dawson I made a memorable comeback to test cricket when he traded Shoaib Bashir In Play XI of the fourth test India At Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, which began on Wednesday, July 23rd. South Africa At Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Since then he has remained at the edge of choice and has been featured regularly on the UK domestic circuits, but has not had a red ball recall until now.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was fired as Liam Dawson beats the drought at the test wicket
In a heartwarming moment for English fans, Dawson finished after waiting eight years of wickets for the Test when he fired Indian opener Jaiswal on his first ball for the 41st time. It was part of a subtle bowling – flying and drifting – that did the trick. Jaiswal, who had solid defense, played on the turn, but the ball continued with his arms, with thickening on the outer edges. The catch was safely poached Harry Brook The first sparked wild celebrations and joys from Dawson among British supporters.
It took a long time for Dawson. Dawson found Jace Wal’s edge in the previous overs, but remained wicketless. His tenacity paid off and the moment was even sweeter as he marked his first wicket in the Test for the first time since 2017.
Jaiswal matches Sunil Gavaskar’s Old Trafford feat
Despite his firing, Jaiswal left his mark by scorching a gritty 58 runs. So he became the first Indian opening game to win 50 at Old Trafford in the last 50 years – the end is legendary Sunil GavaskarHe also ran England 58 times in 1974 at the same venue. Hi-Swal’s compositional innings was a key contribution in the steady start to India’s innings before Dawson’s breakthrough made Britain a much needed moment of relief.
Here’s how the fans responded:
Dawson deserves all of this!
He has a solid game plan and clearly become a much better bowler.Value of excessive spin on this pitch #engvind
– Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) July 23, 2025
I was not happy for Liam Dawson. What a wonderful moment for him. #engvind
– Melindafarrell (@melindafarrell) July 23, 2025
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Liam Dawson has his first Test wicket in eight years! #yashasvijaiswal #LiamDawson #engvind #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/96anxryev3
-crickettimes.com (@crickettimeshq) July 23, 2025
A much better session for an English bowler! Woakes, Stokes and Dawson maintain the pressure and Carse appears to be a bit off.
Absolutely made up for Liam Dawson getting that wicket with a very obvious test recall!
Please give us more details about the same next session!#engvind pic.twitter.com/noohp8ciam
– Two Brokes Watching Sports (@2bwatchingsport) July 23, 2025
I loved the captain of Ben Stokes and brought Liam Dawson with me after getting the Hi-Swar wicket.
The scoring rate is roughly the same as the first session. And India lost three wickets in this session.
India: 149/3
With the crease
Sai Sudarshan 26* (77)
Rishab Pants 3* (8)There’s green…
-Rathin Dutta𝕏 (@iamrathinduta) July 23, 2025
Liam Dawson gets two test wickets 2900+ apart:
🎯hashimamla (8 years ago)
🎯yashswiJaiswal (8 years later)
Both wickets are great openers. #indvseng
-MuhammadUzair (@uxair11khan) July 23, 2025
Liam Dawson fired Yashasvi Jayswal.
Dawson’s first wicket in Test cricket since 2017.#engvind pic.twitter.com/pkpoyymfyq-Mrityunjoy🇮🇳 (@mrityunjoy_ofl) July 23, 2025
Liam Dawson bowls beautifully on his return home.
-akshithjha (@akshithjha88423) July 23, 2025
I love the bowl bowl that bowlers wear sunglasses. It shows who the boss IMO is.
Thank you Liam Dawson! 👍#engvind– Max Cady of Cape Fear (@patrikbateman62) July 23, 2025
Liam Dawson has his first Test wicket in eight years!
Yashasvi Jaiswal gets caught by Harry Brook in Slip for 58! #engvind #indvstemdest #Dawson pic.twitter.com/tsqatilzxc
-crickupdate (@maulikchauhan13) July 23, 2025
We need to ask why Liam Dawson hasn’t played any more in recent years…
– Joe Robinson (@joerob_96) July 23, 2025
After seeing Liam Dawson’s five overs, I think he should be on a flight to Australia rather than Bashir.
-PrakashMahtani (@prakashmahtani1) July 23, 2025
Someone in Sydney has already shaking in the bedroom after seeing this ball from Liam Dawson. pic.twitter.com/0psqnpgcw2
– silme (@silme47) July 23, 2025
Age is just Liam Dawson’s number
– Antibazballian™ (Joe Root Paglu) (@rs_3702) July 23, 2025
After 2928 days of gap and 102 tests, Liam Dawson returns to the cricket test
-Tembeding Temba (@balathel83578) July 23, 2025
Liam Dawson is an upgrade via Shoaib Bashir in all three divisions of the game.
-vipul🇮🇳 (@vipul_espeaks) July 23, 2025