Dom Sibley focused on enjoying cricket and not distracted by potential England recall

The Warwickshire opener, who returns to Surrey next season, found form in the Royal London Cup while his country lost to South Africa at Lord's

Dom Sibley is prioritising enjoying his cricket again and will not allow himself to be distracted by a possible England return.

The 26-year-old was dropped during the home India Test series last summer and has spent this season in county cricket.

In 11 LV= Insurance County Championship matches, Sibley has scored 625 runs at 36.76. Only Sam Hain and Michael Burgess have managed more for defending champions Warwickshire.

Either side of playing for the Lions against South Africa, the right-hander has found form in the Royal London Cup, scoring an unbeaten century in the opening game against Gloucestershire.

Dom Sibley: Test stats

Matches: 22

Runs: 1,042

Top score: 133*

Average: 28.94

And while England were going down to a heavy defeat to The Proteas at Lord's, Sibley hit 89 in the defeat to Middlesex at Radlett where he was faced with India's Umesh Yadav.

Alex Lees and Zak Crawley remain under pressure after their troubling form continued in the first Test. Sibley, who returns to Surrey next season, is among the candidates should England pull the trigger on either but for now, scoring runs on the domestic circuit is satisfying him.

"I am trying to not look too far ahead and to stay in the present," he told Press Association. 

"I have games coming up and want to get runs for Warwickshire so that is all I am focused on at the minute.

^{Sibley has found for on his return to county cricket (David Rogers/Getty Images)}

"I am feeling good, playing nicely. I played nicely (against Middlesex). Radlett is a quick scoring ground and it is always nice to have a quick outfield.

"From a personal point of view facing an international bowler like (Umesh) Yadav, who bowled at a decent pace, it was good to feel good against a bowler like that but ultimately disappointed I couldn’t kick on and get the team over the line.

"I think overall when I have been batting in the red-ball stuff, it has been about enjoying it a bit more. 

"I wanted to play with a bit more enjoyment compared to last summer (and) the way my technique was, but nothing too drastic has changed. I am just trying to enjoy it a bit more."

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