Dawson, in the meantime, admits he doesn’t attempt to do something “flash”.

Whereas Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have their excessive launch factors and Rehan Ahmed his googly, Dawson is a throwback – the old-school magician who can nonetheless deceive you with two fingers and a pack of playing cards, with out the necessity for saws, hearth and flashing lights.

In Chester-le-Avenue, he outfoxed West Indies with that understated routine of methods.

After conceding solely 4 runs from the primary over, Dawson struck in his second.

With further loop, he dropped 10mph from his earlier supply and located the sharpest flip within the match. Johnson Charles charged in direction of him to be left stranded and stumped.

From there, after two opening overs that price solely seven, Dawson rested and West Indies rebuilt.

Dawson returned, the damaging Sherfane Rutherford on strike, and the spinner delivered for Brook because the left-hander hit to long-on.

If credit score for that one could be beneficiant, Dawson’s subsequent scalp – two balls later – got here with one other drop in tempo and, crucially, a wider line.

From outdoors off stump Roston Chase gave Ben Duckett one other catch within the deep to make England enormous favourites as soon as once more.

As boundaries flowed on the different finish – youthful males Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks and Matthew Potts amongst these punished – Dawson was not hit to the rope till his fourth over.

The harmful Rovman Powell struck him for 4 twice however a ball later Dawson modified once more.

He went faster and flatter, Powell was bowled and Dawson had his greatest T20 worldwide figures.

His 4-20 was additionally the very best by a left-arm spinner for England within the format. Key might hardly have requested for extra.

The backdrop to England’s win is the T20 World Cup that looms subsequent 12 months. They’ve solely 12 matches on this format earlier than travelling to India and Sri Lanka, the place spin is anticipated to be essential.

“That is not even come into my ideas,” mentioned Dawson, when requested if he had one eye on making that World Cup squad.

“I am simply glad to be again concerned on this, take one sport at a time and luxuriate in each time I play.”

Dawson was an unused squad member when England gained the 50-over World Cup in 2019.

Six years on, he might lastly be the one they want.