The Aussie batting icon previews the much-anticipated five-Test series at home against the arch-rivals and a historic first at LA28 Olympics.
Steve Smith is raring to go against England in the home Ashes later this year.
The charismatic Australia batter, who has the third-highest Test runs against England after Sir Don Bradman and Allan Border, opened up about the five-Test series in an interview with Sky Sports.
Smith conceded that he was closely following the recently concluded England-India Test series, and that England’s aggressive style of play is likely to produce an exciting contest Down Under.
“England have a good side at the moment. They are obviously playing a really aggressive brand of cricket.
“I think coming down to Australia, particularly for their batters, it’s going to be a big challenge. The wickets in the last three-four years have been really tricky.
“We’ve obviously got a very experienced bowling lineup with guys that have played over a long period of time and been extremely successful. I’m looking forward to it. I think it’s going to be a great series.”
Smith also weighed in on the achievements of England’s Joe Root, who recently eclipsed the likes of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest Test run-getter of all time.
