Andrew Strauss warns England of Australian pace attack – Cricket news
With almost a month to go before cricket’s oldest rivalry is reignited, the Ashes series, former England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned Alastair Cook and company of the Australian pace attack.
Strauss, the 36-year-old former England opener, who led England to a 3-1 series win the last time the Ashes rivals met in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 2010-11, said on Friday that the Kangaroos have one of the best pace attacks in the world, including the likes of Peter
Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Ryan Harris and emerging seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653.
“They have got a really a really good bowling attack -- it will be interesting to see how Mitchell Starc goes over here,” said Strauss in an interview with Sky Sports at Lord’s.
The former English skipper, however, said that batting would be the tourists’ weak link since most of the batsmen in the Australian Ashes squad do not have any idea of playing in English conditions.
“But the area where they are weakest, you'd say, is their batting. Some of these guys haven't played much in England before and there are a lot of left handers in there,” said the veteran of 100 Tests and 127 One Day Internationals.
“(England off-spinner) Graeme Swann will be l*****g his lips at the possibility of playing these guys on turning wickets,” added the former left-hander.
Asked to predict the result of the five-match series, the Transvaal-born ex-England cricketer said, “It's going to be closely contested series - Ashes always are and this one will be no different.”
Strauss also hoped ace England batsman Kevin Pietersen to regain full fitness before the commencement of the Ashes series in July. Pietersen is currently nursing a knee injury he sustained in March 2013.
The Alastair Cook led Three http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 will begin their bid for a third Ashes victory in a row on July 10, 2013 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. It may be noted here that the Poms have not lifted three Ashes urns in a row since 1950.
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