Dan Lawrence feels there is no reason why he cannot be part of England's new white-ball era and has no regrets over his tough experience opening for the Test team last year.

All-rounder Lawrence has won 14 Test caps after making his red-ball debut in January 2021, but he is yet to play a limited-overs international.

He was overlooked for Test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand in late 2024, having struggled when opening in three matches against Sri Lanka.

Filling in for Zak Crawley after he suffered a broken finger, Lawrence posted scores of 30 and 34 in the opening Test at Old Trafford, but he was then held to single figures in three of his final four innings of the series, which England won 2-1.

But Lawrence never hesitated when asked to take on that unfamiliar role, telling BBC Sport: "If England asked me to bat number 11, I would.

"Although it was a position that was a little bit alien to me, I got the chance to play, and I would have been pretty silly to turn it down."

Lawrence's most recent international outing was an eight-wicket loss in the third Test against Sri Lanka, and he struggled with competing visions of his role in that match.

"I struggled with the balance of wanting to play a certain style, which is really aggressive, and the other part in my head saying, 'you're an opener; you need to see off the new ball'," says Lawrence.

"The messaging in the England dressing room is, 'be as free as you want to be'. It was just the pressure I put on myself.

"I was really desperate to keep a spot. I'd waited a long time. When you get that chance, you want to make the most of it."

Despite his red-ball struggles, Lawrence believes he has every chance of cracking England's white-ball squads under a new captain, with Jos Buttler having stepped down after the 50-over side lost all three of their matches at the Champions Trophy.

"When I first started, the white-ball team was incredibly hard to get into, a brilliant side that was winning all the time," says Lawrence.

"Now there's an opportunity to put my name in the mix. There are some serious players, but there's no reason why I can't be involved in that conversation."

England face West Indies in a limited-overs series in May and June, with the teams facing off in three ODIs and three T20Is.