There are only 15 England cricketers who can say they have been part of winning of a World Cup, and now I’m one of them!

Of course, I was one of three players in England’s ICC World Twenty20 squad who did not get to play a game in our successful campaign in the Caribbean – which culminated so memorably last Sunday when we beat Australia by seven wickets in the final in Barbados.

But myself, fast bowler Jimmy Anderson and Yorkshire’s Ajmal Shahzad all still feel very much a part of the success. Ravi Bopara, too, only played in one game as a replacement for Kevin Pietersen when KP nipped home for a few days before the semi-final to see his new-born son.

Initially, when the players sprinted to catch Paul Collingwood after he had hit the winning runs, I must admit I hung back a bit because – like the other three guys who didn’t play in the final – I felt that it would not be quite right to be seen in the middle of the scrumdown that formed around Colly.

But, when it came to the pictures afterwards, and the lap of honour in front of the England fans, all 15 of us were treated as one – and that’s exactly how we felt, too.

Every single player in the England Twenty20 squad put in a huge amount of work to get to the point where we were clearly the best all-round team in the competition. We had all helped each other, especially in practice and on match days, and that’s why it was so right to celebrate as a group. We all contributed to getting England over the line.

We did celebrate, as well. The final finished quite early in the afternoon so there was a lot of time for us to sip champagne and goodness knows what else in the dressing room and then later with some of the fans. But, because we had been celebrating since mid-afternoon, it did not turn into an especially late night.

To be honest, the real significance of what England did in the World Twenty20 has not really sunk in yet with us players, and possibly not even the English public. But I am sure it will be a victory – the first by an England team in an ICC global one-day tournament – that will be appreciated and celebrated for a while yet.

As for myself, I am just pleased and proud to have been a part of what happened out there. It was another brilliant experience for me, and something which I must now use to kick on from again in my career.

Obviously, to have had the chance – following my Test and one-day international debuts in Bangladesh earlier this year – to continue to work within the England environment was another big boost. Just practising with the rest of the England team has done a lot for my own game.

It is in areas of your game management, as well as your fitness and your fielding standards, that being a part of an England squad really helps you. Although I didn’t get to play because the Graeme Swann/Mike Yardy spin partnership went so well, I still enjoyed the trip hugely.

Now, back with Kent, I am also about to start a crucial new phase of my career. Andy Flower, the England team director, has said publicly in recent days that he is planning on giving some of our leading players a rest during this coming international summer – and clearly that could give someone like myself a further opportunity to add to the England caps I won in Bangladesh.

Whether it is in a Test match, a 50-over international, or in Twenty20, it is so important for me now to make sure that I am ready to take those opportunities if they come along. And, more than that, I have to be showing with Kent that I am one of the players on the fringes of the England team who should be given those chances.

In short, I could not be more motivated to getting back and performing well for Kent.

*James Tredwell, the Kent and England off-spinning all-rounder, is one of Kent on Sunday’s regular sports columnists