Yorkshire and England all-rounder Tim Bresnan has signed the Hobart Hurricanes for the fourth season of the Australian Twenty20 tournament Big Bash League this winter.

We will have a 3rd International on the #canetrain in BBL04! Welcome on board @timbresnan: http://t.co/ng711y9VPO pic.twitter.com/d5LuTWxKJv

— Hobart Hurricanes (@HurricanesBBL) December 11, 2014

The 29-year-old will replace West Indian Darren Sammy, who will leave the team midway to link-up with his international teammates at a training camp.

“The KFC T20 Big Bash League is a great competition,” Bresnan told Yorkshire’s official website. “I have been lucky enough to watch it over the last three of four years and I think it is great, they put on a proper show and I can’t wait to get a taste of it.”

Bresnan, who made his T20 debut against Sri Lanka at Southampton in 2006 – has scored 216 runs and took 24 wickets in 34 T20Is for his country.

The Hurricanes will kick off their T20 campaign against the Melbourne Stars on December 20.