Dawson, who has been overlooked consistently for a rotating cast of spinners with inferior records on the county circuit, was praised for an “awesome” comeback performance that saw him get the best of Johnson Charles, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase and Rovman Powell.
“He bowled beautifully. He’s got so many skills. He’s been playing the game for pushing on 20 years and he’s learned a lot of things along the way,” said Brook.
The West Indies were frustrated to be missing one of their own left-arm spinners on a helpful pitch for the slower bowlers.
Akeal Hosein has yet to make it to English soil after delays related a change in UK visa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago.
Cricket West Indies said “attempts to expedite the visa process” had been unsuccessful but a spokesperson confirmed on Friday that the 32-year-old could arrive ahead of Tuesday’s series finale in Southampton.
All-rounder Jason Holder said: “He was missed, he’s one of our frontline players. It’s an unfortunate situation.
“We can’t control that so we can only control what’s in front of us. We’ve got players here who are willing and able to do a job for the West Indies.
“We had a team that was good enough to beat England but we fell a little short, particularly with the bat.”