Andrew Strauss' team will have the chance to prove they deserve to be regarded as the world's best Test team next month when they host number-one ranked country India in four Tests, one Twenty20 and five one-day internationals.
But some of the build-up to the series has been overshadowed by India's refusal to allow the use of the DRS, despite the programme being hailed as a success since its full introduction in 2009.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) want everyone to use the system, in which teams are allowed two incorrect referrals per innings to the television umpire, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have always been against it and will not allow its use during the series.
Tremlett is a big advocate of the use of technology to aid umpires.
The Surrey paceman admits he is disappointed that he and the rest of his team-mates will not be able to refer decisions to the TV umpire against India, and has called on the ICC to make sure all Test-playing nations must use the system.
"I am a fan of the system. If the technology is there it should be used," Tremlett said.
"Who knows why they (India) don't want it involved.
"There have been a few decisions that have been rightly overturned and as a bowler you want those decisions given out. It's a fair way of doing things. I'm fully in agreement with it.
"It's something that we like to use and it should be used in every Test if the technology is there and it's a shame that they don't want DRS involved in the India series."
The BCCI have repeatedly stated that they are not satisfied with the accuracy of the likes of Hawk-eye and Hot Spot, but Tremlett insists that from the games he has been involved in where the DRS has been used, it has been reliable.
"The Hot Spot has shown that it works. In Australia we had a few decisions correctly overturned," said Tremlett, who was speaking at the launch of the Brit Insurance National Cricket Day at Lord's.
"It is very accurate. Sometimes there is a lot of noise around a Test match and an umpire might not hear a fine nick so it's an important thing to have. Hawk-eye is fair too so it'll be a shame. It has been a successful thing over the last six months."
Victory against the Sri Lankans in this week's final game at the Rose Bowl would lift the England team to joint-second with South Africa in the ICC's Test rankings.
Although the calculations are far from straightforward, England could then take India's place at the top of the rankings with a convincing series win over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side.
Tremlett returned to an England squad brimming with confidence ahead of last winter's Ashes defence, and the towering quick is confident that he and his team-mates can knock their illustrious visitors off their perch.
"There's no reason why we can't win that series against India. This side is going from strength to strength and we're on a good winning streak at the moment. I'm fully confident that we can beat any side," said Tremlett, whose four-wicket second-innings haul proved key to England's first Test win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff.
"We had success against Australia but the next step is to beat the number one side in the world. If we can beat them convincingly then we will deserve to be number one."
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