Whatever his failings for England at Test level, Hick remains a destructive force in the limited-overs game as he proved against South Africa and Sri Lanka in the triangular tournament in August.

The 32-year-old batsman also took a century off the Sri Lankans for Worcestershire in a 50-over game in addition to his one against them in the one-off Test at the Oval. That was not enough to earn Hick a place on the Ashes tour but now he has been made vice-captain for the competition in Bangladesh as he looks to enhance his claim to a place in England's World Cup squad.

Hick said: ``I enjoyed the end of last season and getting the runs in the one-dayers, but I felt I played confidently throughout the season. There were one or two blemishes and I would have liked more runs in the Tests with South Africa, but overall I was quite happy with the way I performed.''

As for being handed the vice-captaincy, Hick said: ``I'm delighted to have been chosen as there were a few other people out here who could have done the job.''

England are also playing the host nation in a another warm-up match on Friday before their tournament opener in a day/night match against South Africa on Sunday in front of an anticipated capacity 35,000 crowd.