LIAM Dawson’s Indian winter will continue into the new year after he was named in England’s limited-overs squads.

The 26-year-old, from Calne, headed out to India last month after he was drafted into the Test squad as injury-cover for Zafar Ansari.

But the Hampshire all-rounder will head back out to the sub-continent in January with the one-day international squad and the T20 side.

Dawson, who also plays club cricket for Goatacre when his schedule allows, made his England debut this summer, featuring in the T20 international against Sri Lanka at Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl in July.

The slow-arm spinner, who spent the first part of the winter out in UAE with the England Lions, then made his 50-over international bow in September against Pakistan in Cardiff.

While in India, Dawson and his England team-mates will play three ODIs and three T20 matches, as well as two warm-up games in Mumbai.

However, with the final Test beginning this morning morning and England currently trailing the four-match series 2-0, Dawson, who has also been playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, was waiting to discover if he was a surprise inclusion in Trevor Bayliss’ side.

“I’d admit my white-ball cricket is a lot stronger than my red-ball cricket,” Dawson told ESPNcricinfo.com.

“But I’ve played a lot of red-ball cricket and I feel I’m still improving in that area. If I get the opportunity, hopefully I’ll offer some control with the ball. That’s what I do with Hampshire. That’s all I can do if selected for England.

“I did all right in the Championship. I only played 12 games, due to the one-day series.

“People see my season as only getting 22 wickets and say it is very poor, but I did bowl well and I did give Hampshire control.

“That’s something hopefully I can do if I play in the Test match. That’s my job and that’s been my job for the last three years at the Ageas Bowl: to score runs and bring control with the ball. That’s all I can do if I play.

"My job is to offer control, but if the wicket is spinning, keep landing it in the right area and hopefully the wicket does the rest.

“There’s no doubt the Indian batsmen are exceptional players. It’s an amazing challenge for me and if I am to play, it’ll be a huge honour.”