Liam Dawson pictured in a net session for England at Lord's today
NEW England Test captain Joe Root has announced that Calne's Liam Dawson will face South Africa in the first Investec Test at Lord's.
Former Goatacre player Dawson made his Test debut against India in Chennai and has got the nod ahead of Middlesex seamer Toby Roland-Jones.
Root, named as Alastair Cook's successor five months ago, will lead an England side featuring two spin bowlers - Hampshire's Dawson and Moeen Ali - in a Lord's Test for the first time since 1993.
Recalled Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance is set to bat at three, with Root coming in at four followed by Jonny Bairstow.
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