Sajid Mahmood wants to prove he is a more consistent bowler after being handed another chance with England for the limited-overs leg of their tour to South Africa.

The Lancashire paceman is in line for a first appearance for his country since the 2007 World Cup, and is desperate to make an impression having been confined to Lions duty in recent seasons.

Mahmood, who has taken 29 wickets in 25 one-day internationals, said: "The massive thing was consistency, so I've gone back and worked on hitting certain areas with my bowling and trying to perform a lot more consistent and just doing stuff on a regular basis. That's the main things I've worked on and it's sort of shown over the last couple of years that improvement. Hopefully I can carry on working on that and get better at it."

South Africa were the opponents the last time Mahmood, 27, represented England and he is relishing the prospect of playing for his country again.

He added: "I've been waiting for over two years now and to get the call-up for the tour was fantastic.

"I've been working really hard, trying to put things right and everything's worked out pretty well for Lancashire. So I'm really looking forward to getting on with it."