"England have learnt their lesson"

by S M April 20, 2009

John Dyson said: "I think we caught England on the hop in the West Indies. I think they came out thinking they were just going to have a net and just get ready for the Ashes.

"Hopefully they are still in that frame of mind and we might just catch them on the hop again. Who knows?

"They got caught being a little bit too complacent in the West Indies. I don't think they will be that complacent again.

"I think they will be out for revenge. It is our challenge to make sure that they don't get it in the return series over here."

Former Australia batsman Dyson added: "On home soil England start as favourites but I think we did play some good cricket against them this winter.

"We had to fight like crazy on a couple of occasions and that was good for building spirit in the team and building confidence.

"It is a matter here of getting some practice in the lead-up games because conditions will be totally different to what we had in the West Indies.

"Some of the players we have got here, the conditions might suit them.

"The decks in the West Indies were just too flat. It was not a case of us requesting those wickets. That is the way they prepare them.

"It will be good to see wickets that offer everyone in the squad a bit more help because we have got some players who like that sort of help as well."

He said: "Ramdin is an experienced cricketer now and I think this will do his cricket the world of good as well, giving him the responsibility to lead the team and test out his captaincy skills. I am not all that worried about that."