Prior plots England return on West Indies tour

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Matt Prior has dismissed suggestions his England career is over and has targeted April's series in the West Indies for his return from a long-standing Achilles problem.

The wicketkeeper will undergo surgery next month on the injury which has dogged him for two years and flared up in the home series against India, forcing him to step aside after England lost the second Test last month.

Many were quick to write off the righthander because of the success of his replacement Jos Buttler, who scored 200 in three innings as England won the remaining Tests to claim the series 3-1.

"I'm only 32 and everyone talks about you like that's it, it's the end," Prior told Reuters in an interview at the Singapore Cricket Club.

"People seem to forget very quickly what you have given in the past, and that actually add something to the team at one point. But that's the nature of the beast, that's sport, it moves on very quickly and I accept that.