WILTSHIRE cricketers James Vince and Liam Dawson have been included in a reshaped Lions squad ahead of a five-match T20 series against Pakistan A starting next week.

Steeple Ashton's Vince, who has been in the UAE since mid-November as part of the England Performance Programme and was named man of the series in England’s 3-0 victory against the senior Pakistan team, had already been confirmed as captain.

The Lions have lost four members of the 16-man squad originally selected in September, with Zafar Ansari and Lewis Gregory injured, David Willey released to play in the Big Bash and Chris Jordan promoted to the senior squad for the Test tour of South Africa.

They have been replaced by Danny Briggs, Tom Curran, Calne's Dawson and Jamie Overton, all of whom have been on the EPP for the last three weeks, either in Dubai or South Africa.

Inclusion for Dawson allows him to continue working with Daniel Vettori, the former New Zealand captain who arrived in Dubai on Sunday to work with the spinners alongside the ECB’s head spin coach Peter Such.

Andy Flower, the head coach of the EPP and the Lions, said: “We now switch from the Performance Programme, which has allowed the players to work intensively on their skills, to the first of two five-match series against Pakistan A.

“We welcome back the four guys who have been involved in the T20 series against Pakistan and congratulate all four of them on making significant contributions to England’s win.”

The Lions are due to play a final warm-up match against a United Arab Emirates XI on Friday before the first match against Pakistan A next Monday.

Former Warminster and Chippenham player Vince and Goatacre's Dawson both play their county cricket for Hampshire.