Victorious Bell back in the fold

The Bears stand-in captain hit an exquisitely-paced 107 to seal a three-wicket win over luckless Somerset – who finished runners-up in a domestic competition for the third time this season – and was immediately summoned back into the international fold for the final two one-dayers against Pakistan.

Bell was only out of the original squad due to a broken metatarsal sustained against Bangladesh earlier in the summer and worked hard to return to fitness before the end of the season.

He said after the match that he had been told he had no chance of playing again for England this term, but was focused on spearheading Warwickshire's late bid for silverware.

The 28-year-old grew up watching a side drilled by the innovative Dermot Reeve and regular trophy winners in the mid-90s and was delighted to add to their trophy cabinet.

"I'm delighted with what I achieved here," said Bell. "I grew up watching Warwickshire and I was lucky enough to be growing up at a time when they were winning a lot of trophies. We probably haven't done ourselves justice in the last couple of years in that respect, although we've been a good side.

"But it's a completely different team to the one I came into a few years ago, back then we had players like Nick Knight, Ashley Giles, Dougie Brown, Trevor Penney. I now look at the team as a young side, and an exciting one for the future.

"All the young lads did well for us – Keith Barker, Chris Woakes, Richard Johnson. They handled themselves fantastically well on the biggest stage in county cricket and I think they've got a very bright future."

Somerset captain Trescothick was on familiar ground after collecting a runners-up medal to add to those already achieved in the Friends Provident T20 and County Championship.

He admitted his side needed to look at the reasons why they fell short on the big occasion but said: "We are very proud of what we've done and achieved as cricketers this year. We've still got to walk out of here with a lot of pride and passion about what we've done."