Pedro Collins cut a lonely figure in the end for the West Indies

Pedro Collins has said it was not a difficult decision to turn down the West Indies to play county cricket.

The left-arm seamer, 31, rejected a call-up to the Test squad to face Sri Lanka to honour his Surrey agreement.

Collins, who played his last Test in July 2006, told BBC London 94.9: "I was playing in the home domestic competitions and performing well.

"But I wasn't really getting a look-in, I was looking for any break I could get and I'd always wanted to play county."

Collins joined Surrey on a two-year deal in October.

He added: "I was in England playing league cricket and I was approached by [Surrey manager] Alan Butcher.

"I was picked for the West Indies team but I decided there and then I was looking forward to my future.

"A two-year deal sounded pretty good and I wanted to be playing cricket, not sitting on the sidelines watching."