Kevin Pietersen's third century in the 4-1 series defeat to South Africa ensured he lifted the awards for both man of the match and man of the series.
Pietersen said he wanted to break into the Test team after the three-wicket loss on Sunday that consigned England to a 4-1 series loss.
"I'm not a selector," the powerful right-hander, 24, said.
"But hopefully my performance puts a few ticks in a few boxes as far as Test selection goes."
Pietersen, who was born in South Africa, was given a hard time by the crowd at most games but overcame the pressure to produce a stunning array of performances.
He added: "The crowds have been hostile towards me but it's been like a dream come true.
"I thank the coaches for all their support. I'm thrilled to bits."
England, playing only for pride at Centurion before flying home, were 68-6 before Pietersen's 116 off 110 balls led them to 240 all out.
South Africa did their best to make life difficult for themselves in the closing stages before winning with six balls remaining. Former England captain Michael Atherton is leading a chorus of calls for Pietersen to be included in England's Test make-up.
And current skipper Michael Vaughan has backed the Hampshire star to take his prolific form into the five-day format.
"You have to be a very good player to do what he has just done," he said.
"He has come in and set the world alight with innings of unbelievable tempo in pressure situations.
"I am certainly happy he is in our team. Once you get him and Andrew Flintoff batting together in that middle period you will certainly see some fireworks.
"And I don't see any reason why he should not continue this form into Test cricket."
But Vaughan paid credit to the home side for their performance in the seven-match series.
 |  We played some really good cricket and the boys are very happy |
He said: "They have put us under a lot of pressure but there are still a lot of positives we can take from the game.
"Pietersen has been outstanding throughout and is probably disappointed to be on the losing side.
"Kabir Ali has given his all, but South Africa were a bit too strong for us.
"We are moving in a decent direction - we have prgressed over the last year. We have got a big summer ahead but at least we have got a decent break now."
South Africa captain Graeme Smith said: "We were under pressure after the Test series so we are really chuffed with the way we played.
"The pleasing thing is we are taking steps forward. We played some really good cricket and the boys are very happy."
Certain players may now be rested for the home series against Zimbabwe.
Smith said: "We have got selection this week. One or two guys have got niggles so we'll see what happens."
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