Vaughan backs Lawrence to cement England Test spot despite Bethell's return

After two years away from international cricket, Dan Lawrence has returned to England's Test side not through clamour but through quiet, well-timed runs — a half-century at Headingley and an unbeaten fifty against Pakistan in conditions that asked hard questions of every batter. Former captain Michael Vaughan, watching from the commentary box, sees in Lawrence something rarer than statistics can capture: a player who reads the moment and bends his game to meet it. In a squad where every position is contested and the balance between bat and ball is constantly renegotiated, Lawrence's recall rem