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England have to bat to Ashes: Dravid, Kumble

AFP, London
India stars Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble have said England's batsmen must rise to the challenge of taking on Australia's much-vaunted attack if they are to have a chance of regaining the Ashes.
Dravid, who averages more than 50 in Tests against Australia, is well aware of the size of the task confronting England as they contemplate trying to end a run of eight successive Ashes series defeats.
But both he and leg-spinner Kumble said runs on the board were
vital if the likes of England fast bowler Stephen Harmison and pacebowling all-rounder Andrew Flintoff were to have a chance of imposing themselves on the tourists.
"Australia have a group of the greatest bowlers in the game. Having bowlers of this calibre at the same time makes it especially hard to score runs," the stylish Dravid told Wisden Cricketer magazine.
"They are all attacking bowlers. Glenn McGrath does bowl in a restrictive sense, but in their own way, each is an attacking bowler.
"This will give opportunities to score runs if you are positive in strokeplay, in attitude and mindset. Australia bowl a good line and
length for sustained spells. They don't give you much. This makes it crucial to cash in on all scoring opportunities."
Dravid said Australia's preference for playing three quicks alongside leg-spin great Shane Warne could also work in England's favour.
"Australia will play with only four bowlers but in the past they had a Steve or a Mark Waugh to fill in. This time around they don't have an extra medium-pace option within the batsmen, which means their main four will have to do all the bowling, and that could take a toll.
"England must, especially in the early part of the series, keep Australia on the field as long as possible.
"Even if England don't win the first two Tests, they need to make Australia's bowlers work hard. This might give England a chance as the series wears on."
Warne has been a thorn in England's side since bowling Mike Gatting with the 'ball of the century', his first delivery in Ashes cricket, at Old Trafford a decade ago.
And Dravid said England would havce to take the fight to the spinner.
"They have to be positive against Warne, which does not mean taking him on blindly. You must look to create scoring opportunities. If he gains the mental ascendancy over England early in the series, it will be difficult."
Meanwhile, in the same edition of the magazine, Kumble warned England against the dangers of over-attacking the field, saying Australia's powerful top-order required careful handling.
"To other teams, when you start a fresh spell, you invariably have attacking fields. But with Australia you have to think carefully about what you want to do and how you want to attack.
The first Ashes Test starts at Lord's on Thursday.