LIAM Dawson’s stock has been on a constant rise this summer and was capped off at the weekend when he made his international bow in 50-over cricket.

The 22-year-old, from Calne, who grew up playing for Goatacre, was handed his first one-day cap in England’s four-wicket defeat to Pakistan on Sunday.

While it may have not been the dream debut he would have craved - figures of 2-70 from his eight overs making him the most expensive England bowler - the Hampshire spinner doesn’t believe he was in over his head.

“The game didn’t go to plan but to make my debut was good fun,” he told the Gazette & Herald.

“I found out I was in the team the day before so it was nice to know in advance. There was obviously excitement when I got told the news and a few nerves, which is natural, but it was just good to be involved and make my 50-over debut.

“I went for a few runs and probably bowled a bit straight but I didn’t feel out of my depth at all, which is a big bonus. I picked up two pretty big wickets as well, which was nice.”

The first of those came when Alex Hales picked the ball out of the air to claim the dismissal of Pakistan’s impressive wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed as England were in desperate need for a breakthrough.

Dawson also had Shoaib Malik heading back to the pavilion to show selectors what he is capable of as they look forward to winter tours of Bangladesh and India.

“(The selectors) will have a pretty good idea with what they want to go with I imagine and we’ll wait to see what happens,” added Dawson, who has turned his attention back to his county in their fight for survival in County Championship Division One against Surrey.

“I can only finish the season as strongly as I can but it is not the be all and end all. It was pleasing to get my first wicket, it was a good ball as well so that was very pleasing.

“For the second wicket, I tried to buy one really. I knew we needed to get another wicket to put the pressure on Pakistan and I gambled really and chucked it up again and luckily the gamble paid off and he hit it straight up in the air.

“I think the big positive is that I felt like I could hold my own and it is just one of those days in one-day cricket where I did go around the park.

“Each bowler is going to be hit around the park in 50-over international games with how good batsmen are and the fielding restrictions.

“In the last year, my career has moved very quickly it has gone on an upward curve at some rate.

“Hopefully, it keeps going that way but we have two huge games for Hampshire left and I will be looking to contribute in those and help us stay up.”