Bangladesh call-up is early birthday present for Kent off-spinner James Tredwell
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By Andrew Gidley
James Tredwell's winter is
turning out much different to the way he thought it might only a
few weeks ago.
The Kent off-spinner, 28 next month,
was all set to coach the Academy youngsters at Canterbury, until
England came calling last month.
Now it seems he has moved ahead of
Yorkshire’s Adil Rashid as the second spinner behind Graeme Swann,
after being the first player named for the three-match one-day
series against Bangladesh which begins the day after Tredwell’s
birthday.
He and Rashid have both been selected
for the England Lions squad for next month’s tour to the United
Arab Emirates but Tredwell will only be available for the first
four matches before joining the senior party which will be
announced next week.
Speaking from Johannesburg, Tredwell
said: "National selector Geoff Miller is out here at the moment and
he broke the news to me that I was in both squads.
"The trip to Bangladesh may give me be
a better chance of getting a game there because conditions might
suit playing two spinners.
"The trip has has been good and while
it’s disappointing not to get a game, it’s beneficial to be able to
show what I can do in the nets in front of the coaches and
selection panel."
Swann has been one of England’s stars
on the tour as they bid to wrap up the Test series 2-0, after
winning the one-day series last month.
Tredwell said: "Graeme has given a bog
standard finger spinner like me the belief that we can do well and
spurred me on to follow suit."
The England squad arrive home next
week, before Tredwell leaves for Dubai early next month.
Thursday, January 14 2010
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