Danny Briggs believes moving to Sussex can have a similar impact on his career as it did for fellow spinners Mushtaq Ahmed and Monty Panesar.

Briggs had 12 months left on his contract at Hampshire when he opted to take a pay-cut to join Sussex on a three-year deal last month.

The 24-year-old left-arm spinner felt his career had stalled at the Ageas Bowl since making his last appearance for England in January 2014 and felt he needed a new challenge to kickstart it again.

And Sussex’s reputation for rejuvenating the fortunes of players like Mushtaq and Panesar played a big part in Briggs’ decision to drop into division two of the Championship with Sussex.

Mushtaq had lost his way when he arrived at Hove in 2003 but went on to bowl Sussex to three Championship titles while Panesar was able to force his way back into the England set-up after arriving from Northamptonshire in 2009.

Briggs, speaking from an England Performance Programme training camp in Dubai, said: “I just felt I wasn’t playing enough at Hampshire and that opportunities were getting smaller and smaller for me there.

“The last couple of years have been a little bit frustrating as I have been in and out of the team. Towards the end of last season I kind of knew I wanted to leave as I hadn’t played too much in the 50-over competition and luckily enough Sussex came in for me.

“It was a difficult decision as I’d grown up playing for Hampshire but there comes a time when you have to think what is best for your career. I want to be successful and I think a fresh start at Sussex will give me the best chance of achieving that.

“I feel I will get more opportunities there and the only way I am going to become a better cricketer is by playing games. I remember playing against Monty and the job he did for Sussex so hopefully I can do something similar.

“The club has a reputation for pushing players on and you only have to look at what has happened with Chris Jordan to see that. He’s gone from not playing much at Surrey to being in the England team in such a short space of time.

“I’m not saying that is going to happen to me but I’d like to think that the move will help me progress and become a better player.”

Briggs was only 21 when he made his England debut in a one-day international against Pakistan in Dubai in 2012, taking 2-39 in a four-wicket win lit up by a century from Kevin Pietersen.

He went on to feature in seven Twenty20 but has disappeared from the England picture altogether since going for 0-53 from his four overs against Australia in Hobart in January 2014.

At 24 he knows there is still plenty of time to force his way back into the international reckoning, especially with England still searching for a convincing replacement for the retired Graham Swann.

But he accepts that to overtake the likes of Samit Patel and Adil Rashid in the pecking order he will need to produce consistently good performances for Sussex.

Briggs said: “I’d love to play for England again but I’m not really thinking about that at the minute. I’m aware there is a slight gap in the spin department but my focus is on performing consistently well for Sussex as I know if I do that things will follow.

“What I need to do is put together a solid couple of seasons and I think I will have the opportunity to do that at Sussex without looking over my shoulder worrying whether I am going to keep my place in the team for the next game.”