England would be keen to finish the summer on a high note by also remaining unbeaten in the upcoming ODI series against world champions India, said Test skipper Andrew Strauss after handing out the visitors a 4-0 whitewash.
“It’s an opportunity to take on the World Cup winners. There’s plenty to be excited about. We are very keen to finish the summer again being unbeaten,” said Strauss after England defeated India by an innings and eight runs in the Oval Test here yesterday to pocket the series 4-0.
“We’ve had plenty of questions asked of us, and we’ve answered those questions. But we’ve got to start looking towards the winter now,” he stressed.
With the Oval win, England have now scored five innings victory in the last 10 months and Strauss said they don’t plan any let-up in their methods.
“It’s a nice habit to have. A lot our innings win have come on the back of outstanding bowling and batsmen getting stuck in. If you get to a stage halfway through the Test when one side is really struggling, then often you can go ahead and win comfortably.
“The first half of the Test is always crucial and I think it’s been a long time since we’ve been a long way behind in the first half,” he said.
