The 30-year-old off-spinner often has to settle for his role as deputy to first-choice Graeme Swann. As such, he has found opportunities limited since his international debut almost three years ago in Bangladesh, but with Swann among those rested this month he is enjoying a rare stint as the team’s senior spinner. “I have an opportunity here to play a few games and show what I can do and hopefully keep my hat in the ring,” said Tredwell. “I was just trying to stem the flow of runs and build up pressure on the batsmen, not allow them to swing the ball over the top but it is pleasing to take wickets in a game like this.” Tredwell is cut from an entirely different cloth to his extrovert team-mate, but has frequently been impressive when called on by his country. Fifteen wickets at 25.40 in 10 ODIs and an economy rate comfortably below five an over indicate a reliable performer, and his career-best figures of four for 44 in the nine-run win in Rajkot were a match-winning turn.
