Test bow chance excites Kent spinner James Tredwell
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James Tredwell says he is excited about the prospect of
winning his first Test cap on the winter tour to Bangladesh but is
taking nothing for granted.
The 27-year-old Kent off-spinner is with the England Lions in
the United Arab Emirates this week, before linking up with the rest
of the senior Test and one-day squads, including team-mate Joe
Denly.
He said: "It was a great boost to be named in both squads and my
confidence is pretty high at the moment. Being a part of the whole
England set-up has put me in a good place mentally and the ball has
been coming out well in the nets.
"It’s my first time in the United Arab Emirates and I’m looking
forward to Bangladesh. I’m going with my eyes wide open and looking
on it as a great life experience.
"I’m taking things as they come. I may play, I may not but I
have been working hard, waiting for my chance and if it comes, I
will give it my best."
It surely will if England, as expected play two spinners on the
Bangladesh trip, with Tredwell now installed as the second spinner
and understudy to Graeme Swann.
Tredwell added: "The main purpose was to do well in South Africa
and I feel the confidence comes off the back of what I did last
season and drawing on that.
"I enjoyed bowling on different surfaces in the nets and also
spent time talking to England spinning coach Mushtaq Ahmed and
Saqlain Mushtaq."
Thursday, February 11 2010
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