Ravi Bopara has insisted that he is not satisfied with playing only 13 Tests for England and admits that a recall is high on a list of his targets.
The Essex all-rounder played the last of his 13 Test matches against South Africa in 2012 and has not received a call-up to the squad since pulling out of that series due to problems in his personal life.
"I've never been more hungry to play Test cricket," Bopara told reporters. "I went through that period when things weren't right with my life, and I took my eye off the ball.
"When I had that time away, I had a lot of time to think about what I want to do and why I'm here and why I started playing cricket.
"That's not just playing 13 Tests and finishing my career saying I've played 13 Tests and 100 ODIs. That doesn't satisfy me. It makes me happy, but it doesn't satisfy me."
Bopara is expected to be named in the team to play the West Indies in the series-deciding third one-day international on Wednesday.
Callum Mulvihill
