Kent spinner James Tredwell wants to nail down a spot in the England Test team having been largely overlooked for the World Cup.

The 33 year old made a fleeting return to the UK for a couple of weeks after England’s brief stay at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, giving him just enough time to catch up with the family and look in to see how things were going with Kent.

Now out in the West Indies ahead of the three Test series, Tredwell seems to be in pole position to claim only his second Test cap after impressing in the first warm up game against a St Kitts & Nevis Invitation XI.

Tredwell took 1/1 in just three balls in the first innings and followed that up with impressive figures of 3/35 in fourteen 2nd innings overs.

With one more game against the same opposition to come starting on Wednesday afternoon before the First Test against the West Indies starts on Monday, Tredwell is hoping he is in with a chance of claiming only his second Test cap after making his debut against Bangladesh back in 2010:

“I was slightly surprised to be called up if I am honest. Having not featured in every game for Kent last season, although I bowled well at the end of the season, doing well at Sussex before coming back to Kent.”

“I was confident where my game was and have obviously done the right things off the field in Australia to be in the coach’s eyeline and thakfully my name got pulled out of the hat.”

“The wickets in the West Indies can be slow and offer a little bit of turn, so a lot will depend upon what make up of attack they want to go in with.”

“It will be nice to get past that one cap wonder! I’m not taking anything for granted and do what I have got to do.”

Tredwell admits he was frustrated that he didn’t get chance to impress during the World Cup, playing just the one game when England were already unable to qualify, especially given as it looked as though he would be in the starting eleven going into the tournament:

“Having left for the winter and going to Sri Lanka, I had the feeling I was one of the first names on the teamsheet and it gradually worked that I wasn’t figuring at all.”

“It was frustrating for sure, especially when results weren’t going the way the group wanted them to go and I certainly felt I could have made an impact to the games.”

“Eoin Morgan had his thoughts on the way he wanted to go and I guess if you look at the conditions, spinners aren’t regarded as the most economical or threatening and that was the route they decided to go down.”

“Obviously I disagreed with it at times and wanted to play more, but it wasn’t to be.”

One of the reasons usually given for not selecting a spinner is the shortness of boundaries, but that doesn’t bother Tredwell:

“There were a couple of grounds that were short, especially on one side, but sometimes that can be of benefit. Sometimes people get too occupied trying to hit the short boundary and if you bowl it in the right place, it can work in your favour.”

“Whether that is a genuine excuse for not being selected, but they have to say something don’t they?”

Check out KSN in the coming days as Tredwell reacts to the return of Joe Denly and Matt Coles to Kent and the prospects for both the team and himself in the coming season.