Kent spinner James Tredwell has been recalled to the England Test squad for next month's tour to the West Indies, despite finding himself a peripheral figure in the ICC World Cup campaign.

The former Kent captain - who turned 33 last month - made his only Test appearance five years ago this week, claiming six wickets in a win over Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Despite enjoying success in the warm-up games on Australian soil in the lead-up to England’s ill-fated World Cup campaign, the spinner was overlooked by coach Peter Moores and skipper Eoin Morgan until being named in the side for the final game, a nine-wicket win in a dead-rubber tie against Afghanistan during which he claimed 1-25 from seven overs and held a catch.

Tredwell is named alongside Yorkshire spinner Adil Rashid while Moeen Ali could yet be drafted into the party if he recovers from a side strain.

England will play two-day warm-up games on April 6-7 and 8-9 in St Kitts before the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua on April 13, a second in Grenada on April 21 and the final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados beginning on May 1.

It means Tredwell will miss at least Kent’s first three games of the LV= County Championship season, starting at Essex on April 19, and including the first home game against Leicestershire on May 3.