Strauss confident of winning by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	AJ Strauss
Event:	Australia in British Isles 2009

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DateLine: 20th August 2009

 

Andrew Strauss is confident that England will overcome Australia in the final Test at the Oval if they adhered to the basics. Strauss heads into Thursday's match knowing that his team must emerge triumphant to regain the Ashes with the series currently poised at 1-1.

 

With the tourists having got themselves back on terms with a resounding innings and 80 run victory at Headingley last time out, the England skipper knows his troops much produce a much-improved performance.

 

"I think that's absolutely crucial," Strauss stated. "Cricket's not a complicated game, if you want to win a Test match you need to earn the right to get on top.

 

"That's why that first day is so important and that's why what we did at Headingley was a bit of a shocker to be honest.

 

"But I think we've learnt the lesson from that and it's important for me that, although we want to win this Test, we make sure we do the basics right.

 

"We don't want to get carried away, there are times when we're going to have to earn the right to get on top of the Aussies - we can't just go out there all guns blazing - and then the back end of the game hopefully we can exert some pressure."