Liam Plunkett has set his sights on the West Indies batting line-up and is ready to 'rough them up ' with pace . The 29-year-old England seamer is back in Test contention in the Caribbean after his comeback last summer was cut short by injury . He managed 18 wickets in four Tests prior to that , playing a big part for an England side often criticised for going easy on the speed gun . Liam Plunkett wants to use his pace to lead England to victory in the Test series against West Indies . Plunkett returned to the England fold last summer in Test series against Sri Lanka and India . Plunkett has recovered from a minor ankle complaint in Yorkshire 's pre-season trip to Abu Dhabi . A minor ankle complaint during Yorkshire 's pre-season trip to Abu Dhabi proved to be nothing more than a brief setback and he is now looking to make a name for himself in a part of the world that is famous for its quick men . ' I 'm trying to be the fastest ( bowler on the pitch ) . I train hard at it and I feel that 's why I stand out from the rest , ' he said ahead of Monday 's two-day warm-up against a St Kitts & Nevis Invitation XI . ' I feel like I 'm adaptable but you might need those little patches in the game - where it 's a bit dead and there 's good batters - to try and rough them up a bit . 'That 's why I 'm in the team , because I do bowl fast . ' I 'm not a bowler who runs up and just hits line and length all day , I want to do something , I want to ruffle batsmen up . If that 's what I 'm asked to do , I 'm happy to do that . ' With James Anderson and Stuart Broad likely to retain new ball duties for the first Test in Antigua on April 13 , Plunkett is fighting for a place with Barbados-born Chris Jordan and the uncapped Mark Wood . There is a case to be made for both his rivals , Jordan being more familiar with conditions in his homeland and Wood an unknown quantity to the opposition , but Plunkett relishes the scrap . 'It 's a good unit , a good bunch of lads and we 're all working hard . There 's massive competition , ' he said . 'It 's up to me to bowl well in practice and in the warm-up games and get the chance to play in the first Test . 'You do n't want to just get in easily . You want to feel like you 've earned your place and outbowled the other guys . You want to be the best bowler . 'Last summer I felt the best I had in my career , I felt good with the ball , I felt confident . Plunkett is fighting for a start in the England Test side with Chris Jordan and Mark Wood . Plunkett ( second left ) could feature in a warm-up game for England that begins on Monday . ' I felt I was in a situation where I could win games for England . It did n't quite happen but I bowled nicely . 'Then I got the injury , went away this winter with the Lions and I feel good again . I got some wickets and some good rhythm so it would be good to play that first Test . ' England plan to play a standard XI man fixture on Monday , with their selection likely to provide a clear insight into their preferred Test side .
Chris Jordan enjoyed a return to the England Test fold last year . He wants to continue his resurgence against the West Indies . He has recovered from an ankle injury that hampered his pre-season .