LONDON: England paceman Tim Bresnan
on Tuesday said they are looking to hit India hard in the upcoming
one-day series as they aim to inflict another whitewash on the hapless
World Champion side.
India will go into the five-match ODI series, starting September 3, without five of their World Cup heroes due to injuries.
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have all
been ruled out of ODI action and Gautam Gambhir is also likely to miss
the series due to concussion.
"India might be favourites
because they won the World Cup only a few months ago. But we're quite
difficult to beat at home in one-day cricket as we showed against Sri Lanka.
"If we hit our straps against India we should get the result we're
after. We hit them hard in the Test matches and we'll be looking to do
the same in the one-dayers," Bresnan, who is a also utility batsman,
said.
The burly pacer said they are eyeing nothing short of
victory in all the remaining matches in the tour, which also includes a
one-off Twenty20 on Wednesday.
"India are a top side and we
have to respect them in all forms, - especially the shorter ones. But
we're out to win every game, that's our mentality," Bresnan was quoted
as saying.
Bresnan felt that it was right decision to rest Kevin Pietersen for the ODIs.
"It's good for him to get a break. No Kevin Pietersen in the side just
provides a chance for someone else to step up to the plate and show us
what they can do."
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