BUT Tredwell STILL HAS INTERNATIONAL AMBITIONS

As the ICC World T20 gets underway without him, James Tredwell has lifted the lid on his England heartache, claiming he has been left on the ‘international rubbish tip.’

The Kent spinner, who turned 34 last month, made his last England appearance a year ago this week, taking 1-25 in a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in Sydney.

It was his 60th wicket in ODI cricket but came in a dead-rubber 50-over World Cup pool game and was his only appearance of an ill-fated campaign.

While he made his second Test and 64th appearance in all formats the following month – taking five wickets in a draw against the West Indies in Antigua – Tredwell has not been called up since Trevor Bayliss replaced Peter Moores as head coach.

Tredwell said: “I do feel slightly aggrieved. I think my record for England stands up against anyone – particularly in whiteball cricket. I have done a good job for England.

“The World Cup went disastrously wrong and changes were made on the back of it – I was just one of the casualties. Sometimes a change of view means some people are put on the rubbish tip.”

With England – and his Kent team-mate Sam Billings – beginning their campaign in India yesterday (Wednesday), Tredwell claimed: “I do feel like I could be there and I have certainly still got ambitions to play for my country. and I am proud of the work I did for England.”

Instead of India, Tredwell flew out to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to play for the MCC in the annual four-day Champion County Tour match against Yorkshire which begins on Sunday.

He said: “It’s a great honour and a chance for some more warm-weather.

“It can be tough for spinners in an English pre-season. Your hands are cold and it can be tough to grip the ball for two or three hours at a time.

“Me and some of the (Kent) lads spent 10 days in India, getting some miles in the legs. It was good to talk to some locals about spin bowling – if you stop trying to improve yourself your days are numbered.”

Tredwell also revealed he was interested to see how pitches are affected by the change in toss rules, allowing away captains the choice of bowling first.

He said: “It was supposed to help spinning but with only one promotion place in Division 2 this year, teams are going to need to get results and that might mean they play into the hands of seamers.”