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It tells you much about how spin bowlers are selected these days that Englands trio contributed 272 runs between them in the first innings in Chennai.Maybe, if there were a standout specialist spinner vying for selection, things would be different. Or maybe there is one in Jack Leach and England have just come to the conclusion that their spinners, like their wicketkeepers, need to be able to bat. The likes of Peter Such or John Childs might well find it hard to make a living from the game if they were entering it now.But whatever the drawbacks of the situation - and there is no denying that the difference in quality of spin bowling has been a defining feature of this series - the fact is that England were dug out of a hole in Chennai by their spinning allrounders.Liam Dawson might be the apogee of this type of selection. He has never taken 30 first-class wickets in a season, he has only taken three five-wicket hauls in his career, and only one of them has been in the last four seasons. Even he admitted that playing a Test on this tour hadnt crossed his mind a few weeks ago.Yet here, with Englands first innings faltering, he batted with class and composure to ensure his new teammates retained a foothold in a match that seemed to be slipping from them.England were 300 for 6 when he came to the crease. Shortly afterwards they were 321 for 7 and in danger of subsiding to the sort of inadequate total that would leave them on the back foot for the rest of the match. Anything less than 400, maybe even 450, fell into that category.He endured an uncertain start. He was struck on the helmet by his second delivery, a super bouncer from Ishant Sharma that followed him as he attempted to lean out of the way, and took nine balls to get off the mark.But, if the nerves were growing, they didnt show. He left the ball as well as anyone, defended the spinners better than several more experienced colleagues - he seemed to pick Ravi Ashwins carom ball and Amit Mishras googly, for a start - and put away the loose delivery efficiently and with a style more than a little reminiscent of Joe Root. It was unhurried, unflustered and exactly what his team required. With Adil Rashid also playing with impressive discipline, England added 146 runs for their last three wickets. It might prove to be the difference between a draw and a defeat.We probably shouldnt have been surprised. Dawson has spent a fair part of his career playing as a specialist batsman. In 2008, aged just 18, he made his maiden first-class century against a strong Nottinghamshire attack containing Graeme Swann, while in 2011, a season in which he took only three first-class wickets, he opened the batting for Hampshire and scored over 900 first-class runs.For a while it seemed his spin-bowling days were over. His progress had been blocked, in part, by Danny Briggs (a specialist left-arm spinner), who developed through the Hampshire system at much the same time and was first choice for a few seasons, and the signing of Imran Tahir as an overseas player in his early years. With Mason Crane, a highly-rated legspinner, then coming through as well, he was allowed to go out on loan to Essex in the middle of 2015.The spell worked wonders for him. He opened the batting in his second match and scored 99 as well as claiming a few important wickets to both regain his confidence and show to Hampshire that he was in the form to warrant another run in their side. Within a few weeks, he had scored 140 against the county champions, Yorkshire, and taken a five-for against Somerset. Essex were keen to lure him back on a permanent deal but he stuck with Hampshire.Just as importantly, he enjoyed such a good List A season - at one stage he contributed four half-centuries in five innings and claimed 6 for 47 against Sussex - that he squeezed Briggs out of the side and, as a consequence, out of the club. Keen not to see his own England ambitions fade, Briggs (who has represented England eight times in limited-overs cricket) moved to Sussex for the prospect of more regular first-team cricket in all formats. It left Dawson, for the first time in his career, his clubs first-choice spinner.He always wanted to bowl more, Giles White, the Hampshire director of cricket, recalls. And he has had to wait a while to become our first choice.We do tend to use him in a defensive role, but he gets good revs on the ball - in the tests they do at Loughborough he is right up there with the biggest spinners - and nice dip. If youre looking for an allround package, he is an excellent choice.Fortune was to smile on him again a few months later. With Zafar Ansari (whom he also replaced on this tour) sustaining an injury, Dawson was, somewhat surprisingly, called-up to replace him in the Performance Squad at the end of 2015 and, in the nets, impressed the England team management (as much with his power hitting as his bowling) to such an extent that he was included in the World T20 squad in India.It was an intriguing selection. He had slipped down the pecking order to such an extent at Hampshire the previous summer that he batted only once in their T20 campaign (he scored 3) and did not take a wicket. But while he did not play in India, he again impressed with his attitude and his package of skills.It is, on the face of it, an extraordinary thing that a man can win Test selection for England based - in part, at least - on his net bowling with a white ball. But we know we are not in a rich age of English spinners and we know that, perhaps Leach apart, there are few specialists who could claim they would have changed the complexion of this series. We know there are no Graeme Swann or Monty Panesar figures available these days. The selection of Dawson - and Moeen, about whom many of the same things could be said but who really is the best off-spinner in England - is not without some logic.Why? Well, the team management concluded Dawson was not likely to suffer stage-fright of the type that afflicted Simon Kerrigan. They concluded that, even if he wasnt able to rip through a line-up - and, to be fair, he beat the bat in his only over of day two - he could help build pressure which could, perhaps, lead to wickets for other bowlers. They concluded that, if a half-chance comes his way, he is more likely than others of accepting it and, they concluded that, if he came into bat with the game in the balance, he could tilt it Englands way. He went some way to proving them right on Saturday.It is not Dawsons fault that the system has failed to the extent where England hardly produces spin bowlers. It is not Dawsons fault that he may be a better batsman than bowler and that he will, on day three (and probably day four) find himself bowling in different conditions and against a different quality of player than that to which he is accustomed. He acquitted himself well on day two and you can be sure he will not let England down on day three. No-one could reasonably ask for more.Nike Vapormax Kopen . PAUL, Minn. Vapormax 97 Kopen . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. http://www.vapormaxsalenederland.com/ . 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His counterpart, Gregg Popovich, could not stomach the Spurs awful and pathetic play.Oh, by the way, San Antonio won.Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Spurs escaped with a 96-91 victory over the struggling Mavericks on Monday night for their sixth straight win.Dallas (2-11) is off to its worst start since 1993-1994, when the Mavericks opened 1-23 in a 13-win season. But they put a scare in San Antonio, which had to keep Leonard on the floor for much of the fourth quarter.This was a pathetic performance on the part of the Spurs, Popovich said in a 30-second postgame interview. You know, they had some guys out, we had some guys out, but they had a lot more out than we did. I thought we showed a lack of humility, a lack of respect for the opponent, a very pathetic performance at both ends of the court. It was an awful performance. Oh, and they deserved to win the basketball game, I forgot to say that.Dallas almost did.With the Mavericks trailing 92-91, Harrison Barnes missed a step-back 17-footer with 15 seconds left that Manu Ginobili rebounded before being fouled. Ginobili hit a pair of free throws to extend the lead to three, and Seth Curry missed a 3-pointer with 6 seconds remaining.Curry matched a career high with 23 points, shooting 5 for 10 on 3s. Barnes and Wesley Matthews each had 20 points in the Mavericks sixth consecutive loss.Its tough, but the guys were fighting their (rear ends) off and theres a lot of positives, Carlisle said. Weve got to build on positives.San Antonio has won six straight against Dallas and 12 in a row at home.The once-heated rivalry between the Texas teams has cooled considerably with the Spurs sustained success and the Mavericks injuries and free-agent troubles.Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki and starting point guard Deron Williams both missed the game with injuries. San Antonio starters LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker were in uniform but neither played as Popovich opted to rest his veterans.Spurs rookies Dejounte Murray and Davis Bertans made their first starts in place of Parker and Aldridge, respectively, and fellow rookie Bryn Forbes also saw extended playing time early.Barnes took advantage of the inexperience, making all but one of his six attempts in scoring 10 points in the opening quarter.Dallas shot 8 for 27 on 3s.I think we really did an awful lot of good things, Carlisle said. Theres going to be missed shots, but it was one of our better shooting nights this season so far, so thats a positive.The Spurs enjoyed greater success when their veterans took the court.We let ourselves down in terms of bringing the energy and effort that we usually are pretty solid at, said Spurs reserve Patty Mills, who had 17 points.dddddddddddd I dont think we were consistent throughout tonight. We win them together and we lose them together. We get better together.Leonard drove the lane and dropped a bounce pass between Dwight Powell and Dorian Finney-Smith that David Lee dunked ahead of a foul by Salah Mejri to pare the lead to 63-62. After Ginobili missed a 3-pointer, Lee tipped out the rebound to Mills for a 3 that gave San Antonio a 68-65 lead.Dallas had eight turnovers in the fourth quarter, which resulted in 12 points for San Antonio.Pau Gasol added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs.TIP-INSMavericks: Nowitzki (strained right Achilles), Williams (strained left calf) and G Jose Juan Barrera (strained left calf) did not travel with the team. ... The last undrafted player to score 26 points in his first or second game prior to the Mavericks Jonathan Gibson doing so Saturday in Orlando was Spurs guard and New York playground legend Lloyd Daniels. He had 26 points on Nov. 7, 1992, at Denver. Both players hit the mark in their second game. ... Curry also had 23 points Nov. 8 in a 109-97 victory at the Los Angeles Lakers.Spurs: Leonard has scored in double figures in 48 straight games, the longest streak of his career. He is 95 for 100 on free throws this season. ... Gasol has played 37,565 career minutes, moving him past Clyde Drexler (37,537) for 49th in NBA history. ... G Nico Laprovittola missed the game with what Popovich described as a tooth-extraction thingy. ... The Spurs have established the longest home winning streak in series history. Dallas won 11 straight matchups at home from 1986-89.WINNING WAYSPopovich became the second-fastest coach to 1,100 career wins, doing so in 1,588 games. Phil Jackson collected his 1,100th victory in 1,560 games with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Popovich is the seventh coach in NBA history with 1,100 wins.INJURIES MOUNTMavericks players have missed 31 games due to injury this season. Devin Harris (12), Nowitzki (nine) and Williams (six) have all missed at least a half dozen. Barnes said Dallas doesnt believe a return to health will cure all that ails the team on the court.We just have to stay vigilant and just continue to keep fighting the way we do, Barnes said. We just cant assume once we get Player X, Player Y, Player Z, the wins will start falling in place. Weve just got to keep plugging away.UP NEXTMavericks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.Spurs: At the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. ' ' '