Gough was recalled for the one-day series in the West Indies after missing the trips to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

"You never give up hope. As long as I'm fit then I still believe I am good enough," said the 33-year-old.

"I just want to play international cricket again, because I think I still have a lot to offer."

Gough, who retired from Test cricket in the summer, was man-of-the-match in his last one-day international -- the NatWest Series final against South Africa at Lord's last July.

"They looked at other players in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, but I guess it's flattering that they have come back to me for the West Indies series," he said.

"I'm just looking forward to being back among the lads again.

"If some of the youngsters can follow my lead in practice then I believe that will help them in the long run -- that's one of the reasons why they want me around the team.

"From a selfish point of view I want to get 12 wickets to reach 200 (in one-day internationals)."

Steve Harmison hopes to take his Test form into the shorter game after being named in the one-day side.

But first the pace man, who struggled on his one-day debut in Australia, must focus on the third Test, which begins in Barbados on Thursday.

"It would be nice to get rid of what happened in Australia and prove I can play one-day cricket," he said.

"But I'm going to take one step at a time and hopefully things will go as well as the Test matches."

Before the seven-match one-day series there are still two Tests to play, and Harmison is expecting the West Indies to fight back after losing their first two matches.

"We have to do what we did in Trinidad," he said. "We forgot about Jamaica and went into that Test with a clean slate and we have to go and do that again and make sure we get a result.

"If we get a result we win the series, it's as simple as that, and that's what we're looking for.

"But to do that we will have to keep both feet firmly on the ground because there is a lot of expectancy and there will be quite a few fans here.

"There was a lot of hype around the first Test match before we played there and we just have to forget about that and the history that comes with it."