England's Dawson relishing return from international wilderness
The 35-year-old left-arm spinner had won just 20 caps across all three formats since making his debut in 2016.
He appeared surplus to requirements as England selected a succession of other slow bowlers in red and white-ball cricket, many of whom had inferior county records to Hampshire mainstay Dawson.
But he produced a reminder of his quality with 4-20 and a player-of-the-match award as England marked Harry Brook's first T20 as captain with a 21-run win over the West Indies at Chester-le-Street on Friday.