Kent’s James Tredwell revealed he has been left ‘scarred’ by England’s ill-fated ICC World Cup campaign, however the spinner backed himself and England to return stronger from the disappointment on next month’s Test tour to the West Indies.

Despite enjoying success in the warm-up games on Australian soil in the lead-up to the World Cup, the 33-year-old was overlooked by coach Peter Moores and skipper Eoin Morgan until the final group 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 admitted: “I certainly think there will be some scars from the World Cup, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing if changes are made to heal them.”

His inclusion on Wednesday in England’s Test squad to tour the West Indies in April and May raised eyebrows in some quarters, with Tredwell admitting he was as surprised as anyone, five years to the week since his only Test cap in Bangladesh, during which he claimed six wickets.

With home series against New Zealand and Australia to follow the three-Test tour in the Caribbean, he said: “This tour shouldn’t have any crossover (with the World Cup) really as the Test team are coming off pretty good success from the summer at home.

“In terms of the Ashes, I will take things as they come. I would be silly to look too far ahead. I’ve been given an opportunity on this tour and I must give myself a chance to get in the team and perform and see where that takes me.”

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.

He said: “I wasn’t especially expecting the call-up but I guess with Moeen getting injured and with me in the one-day setup there is always that chance that if I’ve done things in the right way and impressed enough I would be in the shake up, it’s nice to know that’s obviously the case.”

The Ashford-born ace also backed himself to avoid the problems he had a year ago, returning to red-ball cricket after a winter of one-day action with England.

He said: “I’ve had issues in the past adjusting from the one-day format to the longer form but I feel as though I have learnt from that and now have a few weeks to work on a few things leading into the tour.”