Sidebottom has developed considerably at Nottinghamshire

Sidebottom was drafted into the team for the second Test against West Indies at Headingley with Matthew Hoggard sidelined by a thigh problem.

He responded with match figures of 8-86 in his first Test for six years.

"There are other guys ahead of me in the pecking order but if I keep taking wickets, hopefully I'll keep getting selected," the 29-year-old explained.

"I am not going to get carried away, it's only one game and the ball swung. I am not looking too far ahead - I want to perform again, I want to be a regular."

As at Headingley, Sidebottom was part of a winning team in his previous Test against Pakistan at Lord's in 2001, and was given his chance because of an injury to Hoggard.

I am never going to be 90mph but I can do other things, as I proved last week Ryan Sidebottom

Despite lacking genuine pace, the Nottinghamshire star believes there is room in international cricket for bowlers of his type.

"Six years is a very long time but you never give up hope of playing. I just worked hard every day in county cricket and got the ball to swing," he said.

"I am never going to be 90mph but I can do other things, as I proved last week. Trying to swing and seam it is something I can bring to the game.

"There are other bowlers around the world - people like Chaminda Vaas - who I look up to. He's a left-armer who bowls in the mid-70s, who swings the ball around and does different things.

"He's proved that there are other bowlers in Test cricket, not just ones with express pace. It is also about swing, working out batsmen, how they play, and bowling at their weaknesses."

People say that when you are 29 you are a bit old but I'm coming into my prime Sidebottom on his future prospects in the game

Under former coach Duncan Fletcher, England focused on developing younger pace bowlers such as Sajid Mahmood and James Anderson.

But new boss Peter Moores has indicated a willingness to turn to consistent performers on the county circuit regardless of their age, and Sidebottom says that is only right.

"People say that when you are 29 you are a bit old, but I find it quite weird actually because I'm really coming into my prime," he added.

"I've only really started bowling regularly in the last three years. As a youngster I could swing the ball but I didn't know how to do it regularly.