London, Dec.10 (ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes that the current national squad and the type of players coming through the system have the potential to be compared to the all conquering West Indies team of the mid-1970s and 1980s and the Australian squads of the 1990s.
"We want to be ranked with the West Indies of the 80s and the Australians of the late 90s and noughties. I think we can be if we truly believe it," Swann told the Daily Mail in an interview.
"Look at the guys we have and the type of players coming through. I really think we can do it. I think it's the way to go. Let's make people say, 'I saw that team play. We won't see their like again'. Like a modern-day invincibles. How nice would that be?'
"It's right to be excited about the next generation, it really is,' says Swann, warming to his theme.
"The horrible little tour to India that we've got out of the way will probably do them more good than if we'd gone to Bangladesh and won comfortably. After a fairly easy start to their careers, it's a kick up the backside to show that it can be really hard work. It will stand them in good stead. But I think these guys have got talent oozing out of them. I couldn't believe how good Jonny Bairstow was when I first bowled at him in the nets. Cardiff was the first time I'd really seen him. He's got the talent to have an incredible career. Others have, too," Said Swann. (ANI)
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