London, May 27 -- Tom Hartley is England's forgotten man of 2024, the leading wicket-taker on the tour of India in the winter, he took nine wickets in the all-timer of a win in Hyderabad but has not featured since England returned home.

When Ben Stokes' side were playing their Tests in Pakistan in October, the left-arm spinner was listening to Test Match Special while working a shift at the family garden centre.

"I have found my plant knowledge has come on loads," he tells BBC Sport.

Hartley, 26, could make his England return this week in the one-day international series against West Indies, which starts on Thursday at Edgbaston.

He has had a decent start to the season with Lancashire but has still been putting in the hours amid the pe...