Joe Denly and Ollie Pope were included in the squad but Hildreth, 34, remains overlooked at senior international level.

Hildreth passed 1,000 County Championship runs for the seventh time in 2018, including three centuries, meaning he’s now passed three figures 44 times in first-class cricket.

“I am frustrated but James will have to deal with the disappointment, as he has done before. You can never say never.”

Hildreth has had experience of playing on turning wickets at Taunton in recent seasons, where Jack Leach, who was selected in the England squad, has become one of the country’s leading spinners.