Kent’s James Tredwell has been selected for England’s Twenty20 and one-day international squad for the forthcoming series against Australia.

The 28-year-old spinner (pictured) is currently part of the England Performance Squad in Australia.

Andrew Strauss will captain England’s ODI squad throughout a seven-match series in January and February while Paul Collingwood will captain the current WorldTwenty20 Champions for a two-match series.

Kent team director Paul Farbrace said: “This is a further honour for James and well deserved.

"He has put in some fantastic performances with the England Performance party and shown his true capabilities.

"It is a great time to be attached to the England set-up and he fully deserves this for his continued hard work and dedication.”

England T20 and ODI squad: Andrew Strauss (Middlesex ODI captain) Paul Collingwood (Durham, Twenty20 captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Steven Davies (Surrey), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), James Tredwell (Kent), Chris Tremlett (Surrey), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex), Michael Yardy (Sussex).