Video: Yorkshire's Liam Plunkett happy to put personal milestones aside in pursuit of England success

GOT HIM: Liam Plunkett is congratulated after taking the wicket of West Indies Marlon Samuels at the Riverside. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

Liam Plunkett has finally found his niche with England as he looks to end the year as the leading wicket-taker in one-day internationals.

Yorkshire’s Plunkett has 28 scalps in 13 appearances in 2017, placing him third behind Pakistan’s Hasan Ali (31) and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (36) with a five-match series against the West Indies still to play.

He is already warmed up for the task having taken 3-27 in the one-off Twenty20 between the sides and is only a couple of strong displays away from claiming a rare individual accolade.

The 32-year-old made his England bow 12 years ago but was frequently on the periphery of Test and limited-overs squads and did not play a single international between February 2011 and June 2015.

I CAN BAT TOO: Yorkshire's Liam Plunkett tries to get England over the line against West Indies on Saturday night at the Riverside. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

“I’m quite comfortable in my own skin with England now,” he said.

“I feel in a good place and I feel like I deserve to be in the 11, which is always nice.

“I’ve felt in a good place these last 18 months. In the last few years even when it didn’t go well you’ve got the backing to play, which maybe I didn’t have previously.

“It’s good to have that feeling and it would be great to be the number one wicket-taker. I’ve never been in that situation before for England and it would be great to achieve that but also good to win the series.”

FETCH THAT: Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow hits out for England against West Indies on Saturday evening at The Riverside. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

The Yorkshire seamer doubles down on the final point, stressing the importance of results over recognition.

“It would be nice to get the eight wickets and a milestone for sure but winning is more important than statistics,” he added.

“That’s why this team has been so good, people want to win games for England and it’s not so much stats driven.”

Plunkett does not lack the ability to take pace off the ball, but neither does he relish it.