Kent captain James Tredwell believes he has got to take every chance that comes his way after helping England to the ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals.

Tredwell was called upon at the last minute to face New Zealand on Sunday after Graeme Swann once again withdrew from the side with a back injury.

The Kent spinner showed to the world that he is a more than able deputy in the side, keeping the New Zealand batsmen contained in what was a 24 overs per side rain reduced game.

Having helped England through to Wednesday’s semi-final against South Africa at The Oval, Tredwell admitted he was happy just to get games as and when he can:

“I think I’m pretty lucky really. I’ve played for my country and continue to be involved in the environment.”

“Obviously it would be nice if Swanny wasn’t around, I might get a few more opportunities. But equally to be compared to someone like him and the record he’s got is a pretty proud achievement in its own right.”

Despite the short notice, Tredwell was more than happy to take his chances when they came his way:

“If you prepare right before every game you’re obviously physically prepared in terms of bowling in the nets and things like that,” he said.

“I guess, yes, it is a bit of a struggle if you don’t know you’re playing from one day to the next but it’s one of those things you have to come up against and tackle it when it arrives. I’ve done okay so far, though, dealing with that.”

Much of the talk in the press over recent weeks has been the incident involving Australian batsman David Warner and Yorkshire’s Joe Root with Tredwell admitting the side have to be guarded against similar things happening in the future:

“Obviously the eye is firmly on us now. I think the lads understand they’ve got to be careful, and although it’s an important thing for a team to celebrate we don’t want more things coming up on the team because that could be damaging.”