Following his good form for Nottinghamshire, Gurney was called up to the England side for the limited overs tour of the West Indies. He did not play, but retained his place in the squad for the ODI against Scotland. Gurney did not take a wicket on his debut in what proved to be a rain affected match. Gurney was selected to play in the T20 match against Sri Lanka, taking figures of 2–26, although England went on to lose the match. Gurney took figures of 2–20 on his ODI debut and kept his place in the team, taking 3–59 in the next match. Gurney starred as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 67 in the third match as England took a 2–1 lead in the series. In the fourth ODI Gurney took 4 wickets but England went on to lose the match. In the series decider, Gurney was wicket less and Sri Lanka went on to win the match and the series 3–2.