No fear in England dressing room, says Ajmal Shahzad

16/06/2010

Ajmal Shahzad has said there is no fear in the England dressing room as they prepare to take on Australia in five matches watched by fans with ODI tickets.

An injury to Ryan Sidebottom meant that the Yorkshire all-rounder has been drafted into the 50-over squad for the series against the Baggy Greens, which gets underway on June 22nd 2010 at the Rose Bowl.

England are going into the contests off the back of a relatively easy Test campaign against Bangladesh, but despite the step up in the quality of their opponents, Shahzad said the team are relishing the chance to play Australia.

"It will be a step up for the lads, but everybody is focused and ready for it," the 24-year-old said. "There's no fear, no nerves."

Shahzad added that if he gets the opportunity to play in front of people with ODI tickets in the England v Australia series, then he is keen to take his chance.

His only international appearance in the 50-over format came against Bangladesh back in March.

Posted by Sam Smith