Wright boosted by England inclusions

Luke Wright celebrates the dismissal of West Indies opener Lendl Simmons in the tour match against England Lions

Luke Wright believes his opportunity with England Lions this winter has helped persuade the selectors to recall him into their one-day plans for the start of this summer.

The Sussex all-rounder was dropped for the recent one-day series success in the Caribbean after playing a minimal part in the previous two series, with England instead opting for Hampshire's Dimitri Mascarenhas.

It left Wright facing a major battle on his hands to reclaim his place before the start of the World Twenty20 in June and the forthcoming one-day series against West Indies.

But a successful tour of New Zealand with the Lions this winter has convinced the selectors he is playing well enough to be included in both squads named yesterday at Lord's.

"You always fear missing out," admitted Wright. "You never know what they're going to go for or what they're going to do so you always have that fear.

"You just have to hope that when you go on a Lions tour that you score some runs then you give yourself the best chance and I'm just so happy to be back in the fold."

Wright was included in the last two one-day squads before the Caribbean, but did not play in India as England slumped to a 5-0 defeat.

He also struggled for opportunities at the end of last summer during England's outstanding 4-0 NatWest Series win over South Africa, with the superb form of the top order limiting his impact.

But he believes playing a big part in the Lions' Test series with their New Zealand counterparts - when he averaged 76 - has earned his recall.

"I didn't play a game in India and didn't really do much in the series against South Africa," he said.

"It was just nice to go to New Zealand knowing I had a good chance of playing in most of the games. Just to be back playing gave me a lot of confidence and that helped me start the season well.

"It hurts when you get left out but the next thing I had to do was have a good tour of New Zealand with the Lions and luckily that went well."