Graham Onions ready to play for England in fourth Ashes Test If I was performing well and not being talked about, or in any squad, then that would probably hurt quite a bit. But I know that I'm not a million miles away. I'm not going to wish injuries or loss of form to anybody. I'm potentially next in line and I've just got to make sure that I keep putting on performances and making sure that I'm ready for the next Test that comes my way. It could be the next Test. It could be a Test in the winter. You just never know. Onions upstaged Steven Finn, who was the other pace man to be dropped from the England squad following the second Test, although Finn did finish with match figures of seven for 102. With England's bowlers having struggled in the third Test at Old Trafford, the battle for quick-bowling places is fierce. "This game, people kept saying, was a kind of face-off between me and Finn," said Onions, whose last Test appearance was against the West Indies 14 months ago. I didn't see it that way at all. We are different types of bowlers. But it was a good game for me to play in because I hadn't bowled a great deal of match overs in the past couple of weeks. I felt really good. The wickets are a bonus. Steven Finn is a good friend of mine. We tour together. We play together and play against each other. I know Chris Tremlett really well too. He got picked in the squad ahead of me and I've got no problem with that. I'd like to be there instead of him, of course I would, but there's no animosity or anything like that between any of the players. We've just got to get on with our business. Onions has become accustomed to the scrutiny that surrounds their battle. "Whichever game you go to now, there's always going to be a selector," he said. You've got to make sure that you're producing the goods. For me, it's just a case of not trying to think of those things that might be distractions. It's not easy because you feel as though you keep coming back in at Durham and a lad who was playing when I wasn't around has to drop out for myself. But it's just important that I bowl my overs as well as I can and push my claim. If I'm doing well for Durham then I know that the selectors and people will be talking about me and that's all I can do. I love playing for Durham. I've played for Durham all my career and I'm very proud putting that Durham cap on.