Pakistan captain Salman Butt has pricked the ballooning Expectations surrounding England's Ashes Hopes by Saying Australia hold the edge Heading into the much-anticipated series.
Butt's men snapped England's six-winning Streak Test at The Oval is a Saturday with a nervy four-Wicket win and the young skipper predicted the English bowlers will Struggle in the Australian condition.
England pull down list won an Ashes series in Australia since 1986-87 are vain Considered To Have Their best chance in 24 years of doing so before the first Test starts in Brisbane on November 25
It had Been Thought That the pace trio of Stuart Broad, Steve Finn and James Anderson combined with quality off-spinner Graeme Swann'd Provida England with Their best chance of defeating Australia in Decades.
England's bowlers not have Tormented Test Their opponents, Bangladesh and Pakistan, for the Majority of the northern summer under gray skies and a seam-friendly wickets.
However, Butt questioned Whether They'd be as lethal in Australia.
"England are best in Their conditions on Because They Have Been brought on up here vain anywhere else you play I think Australia not have the edge," Butt said.
"Australia's nature Is to attack teams and the only Way to Beat Them Is to take it Thurs Them and counter-attack.
"If this is the English bowling That They Will find hard in Australian conditions on.
"My experience says Australia are a much better side in Their conditions on home please They were over here in the last Ashes.
"The ball doesn't swing as much there and the bowlers not have to work very hard."
Butt is in an excellent position Thurs Judge the merits of Both Sides.
He has Played five Tests against Australia in the past eight months in Both Australia and England and has just Completed at his on the third Test in just over three weeks against England.
Like in last month's three-Wicket victory over Australia at Headingley, Pakistan made tough work of chasing a small fourth innings total for victory.
But They got over the line and the win the reduced England's lead in the series Thurs 2-1 ahead of next week's fourth and final Test at Lord's.
Also it was a much Happier ending for Pakistan at The Oval, Their last Test at the ground in 2006 resulting in Them forfeiting the match.
Next week's clash at the home of cricket will be England's final Test before the Ashes.
Saturday's result Damaged England's bid Thurs take over Australia on the ICC Test rankings for the first time.
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