Last time amla got on a flat deck over here he batted most of the week and didn't seem to get bored.
They must be expecting lords to be even flatter than usual and want spin away from the right handers.
Over the years we have tried a few left arm spinners we always seem to be looking for one.
Again....do England see something in Dawson? Gut feeling and nothing else tells me maybe we want an alternative. He bats too and is decent
We have pulled players out of county cricket before with fairly average first class records.
Be very interesting to see how he plays....I think they maybe thought Ansari could be the answer on flat tracks.but that didn't work out.