Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan focused on domestic cricket
Thursday 9 April 2015 12:34, UK
Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan is solely focused on proving himself at county level in the forthcoming season despite speculation over an England recall.
The 30-year-old last played international cricket in the 5-0 Ashes defeat in Australia more than a year ago - but took part in a pre-World Cup training session with the England squad and turned out for the England Lions on their tour of South Africa.
Bresnan was in impressive form for the Yorkshire last season - 30 wickets in 10 games at an average of 31.57 and making 95 against Nottinghamshire on the day the White Rose ended a 13-year wait for the title.
When asked of the possibility of playing for England again, Bresnan said: "That's up to the selectors.
"If I do get a load of wickets at the start of the season and get a few runs then I put my case forward, that's all I can do - then it's up to the selectors.
"Obviously, the only thing I can do is get runs and take wickets for Yorkshire. That's what I'm looking to do. Whatever happens after that we'll just let it play out.
"We're defending champions, so we're going to do our utmost to defend the title.
"If we play the consistent cricket we did last year - which we are capable of - we'll be there or thereabouts again."
Reflecting on England's facile opening to their ongoing tour of the West Indies, which saw them take 17 St Kitts & Nevis wickets at the expense of just 135 runs, Bresnan added: "Obviously, they've tried to make the best of a bad situation.
"It's very difficult when you go on tour and you don't get decent opposition to practice games. But at the end of the day there's nothing England can do about it."
