Yorkshire’s Ashes hero Tim Bresnan last night ended speculation he might not make next month’s World Cup, insisting: “I will definitely be fit for the first game.”

The 25-year-old is back in the UK after tearing his calf muscle during the second one-day international against Australia last week.

However, the Tykes ace maintains he will be ready for his country’s first game of the tournament on the sub-continent, which starts on February 22 against the Netherlands.

“I do not think the first game will be an issue,” said Bresnan.

“We will probably know more in the next couple of weeks but hopefully I am not too far away.”

The Yorkshire all-rounder made his comments after returning home for the first time since he helped inspire England to an Ashes win Down Under for the first time since 1987.

Bresnan came into the side with the scores level at 1-1 and excelled in the final two Tests to help secure the famous 3-1 series win.

In Melbourne, he took the winning wicket to help England retain the urn, while in the final Test in Sydney he impressed once more as the series was wrapped up.

He said: “It feels unbelievable to be back. To have everybody on the phone congratulating me was a little bit of a wake-up call when I returned. I am starting to realise what we achieved and what it meant to the country.

“My aim now is to become a regular for England in all forms of the game. I feel as though I have cemented my place in one-day and Twenty20 cricket. Test cricket is where it is at, though, and that is where I want to be.”

Bresnan admits that there is little time to bask in Ashes glory.

Having also won the World Twenty20 title last May with England, he insists there is no reason they cannot do the double in limited-overs cricket.

He said: “It is going to be a tough challenge out there in India but I think if we play our best cricket then we can come back as winners.”

Meanwhile, England bid to reduce the 3-1 deficit in the fifth one-day international with Australia in Brisbane tomorrow.