Jerome Taylor hopes his brief stint with Sussex can reignite his international career.

Taylor retired from Test cricket in July 2016 but announced he had reversed that decision last month.

The 32-year-old fast bowler has not featured for the West Indies in any format since September despite still being available to play limited-overs cricket having been overlooked for the series against Pakistan last month.

Taylor admits he made a mistake in retiring from Tests but is determined to force his way back into the international picture.

And he believes his last-minute call up to take over from the injured Vernon Philander as Sussex’s overseas player can only help his cause.

Taylor, who has made 154 appearances for his country, said: “I think I might have jumped the gun retiring from international cricket.

“When I sit at home and watch I just want to get back out on the park and play for the West Indies again.

“I want to give back to West Indies cricket. That is what I always wanted to do growing up and hopefully I can do it again.”

Taylor was delighted to help Sussex secure a much-needed win on his debut against Glamorgan on Tuesday having only arrived from the Caribbean 24 hours earlier.

It was only the county’s second win in the Royal London One-Day Cup since August 2014 and boosted their hopes of challenging for a place in the knockout stages.

The Sharks will look to follow it up when they take on Kent at Canterbury today and Taylor will be hoping to play a more prominent role having been disappointed with his figures of 1-54 from eight overs.

He said: “It was great to get the win but I was not satisfied with my performance.

“I was still probably a bit jet-lagged but I don’t want to blame it on that. It is a game of cricket and I have played enough cricket to know what is required.

“There is a lot of room for improvement and hopefully I can give some very good performances for Sussex while I am here. It is only a couple of weeks but I will try to adapt as quickly as possible.

“I’m loving every minute of it so far and the lads in the dressing room have made it a lot easier for me to settle in. But my body needs to acclimatise to the different temperature over here and the wickets are different.

“It was also a bit strange coming down the hill (at Hove) but after the first three or four overs you know you have to pull yourself up a bit.

“This is home for the next two to three weeks so I need to get used to it.

“I’ve been in England before but a long while ago so it is about learning all over again. I am willing to do that and I’m sure it won’t take me long to hit top form.”

Sussex name an unchanged squad – minus Nick Oxley – to the one which beat Glamorgan for the trip to Canterbury today while Kent are without seamer James Harris after he was recalled from his loan spell by Middlesex.

Paceman Matt Coles returns after a chest infection and Calum Haggett is added to the squad that lost against Somerset on Tuesday.