On the back of helping England regain the Investec Ashes, Stuart Broad acknowledges that travelling to the UAE to face Pakistan is a whole different challenge.

Broad is one of only four survivors from England’s corresponding tour in 2012 which resulted in a 3-0 defeat.

James Anderson, Ian Bell and captain Alastair Cook are the other members of the current squad that shared that harrowing trip, and Broad believes it will take strong performances from each of those senior players if England are to enjoy a victorious start to the winter.

"[It's a] really tough [challenge] but we have got guys of experience who have toured there before,” Broad said.

“Myself, Jimmy [Anderson], Belly, Cooky, we know the challenges we'll face there, we know we'll have to spend long times in the field to create pressure to take wickets and bat a long time.

"There's a huge goal this winter. I've not been involved in a Test series win against South Africa, and we got beaten heavily in the UAE last time.

“There are a lot of goals and a lot of motivation for a lot of success this winter, and when you have a young squad and guys who are desperate to succeed, you can take the team a long way.”

The alien conditions of the subcontinent will see England enter the series against Pakistan as underdogs, but it’s a tag they successfully shrugged off against Australia thanks to what Broad described as a ‘whole team effort.’

"It was extra special [to win the Ashes] because we weren't expected to win,” he said.

"Australia came into the series with such form and dominated the World Cup. If you read all the newspapers and saw all the predictions before it started it was Australia, Australia, Australia.

"It was a whole team effort, a group of guys who threw themselves in the series.

“That's why it felt so special. We have an end goal to be the best in the world in Test match cricket. That might be a few years away but we know we have the talent in the changing room to reach that."

England’s success during the Ashes summer came by playing in an aggressive manner, something that has reconnected the side with their public according to many pundits.

But Broad was keen to stress that, whilst England are eager to continue with that style of play, it won’t always be possible.

"I think when Straussy came into the job, he had a long-term vision," said Broad. "Obviously we had a huge goal to win the Ashes this summer but it's further than that.

“We want to be a team that the fans enjoy watching, our style of cricket has changed, we are playing a style that people will want to tune in and watch and come to the ground and see.

"We want a style of play that will take us a long way with the fans but also get us to the top of the world, and I think we are developing that.

“Obviously our inconsistencies have been well documented - win, lose, win, lose - but that keeps you on your toes and makes you want to improve when you are training."

"The biggest skill as an international cricketer is adapting to conditions.

"Not every wicket you can go out and play hugely positively on.

"I've not played at Sharjah [the venue for the third Test], but the wickets in Dubai and [Abu Dhabi] offered a tiny bit of seam but very slowly so we just bowled really straight.

"But as a batting unit I remember we just got bowled and lbw a huge amount, which is not what you'd expect from world-class players.

“So that's something we'll have to learn from as a batting unit, to make sure we are playing straight, and look to get big runs because that's what will determine the UAE trip, big runs on the board."

 

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