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Port of Spain<\/strong>: Legendary West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding feels that Australia lacks the fire-power to reclaim the Ashes from Andrew Strauss’s Englishmen.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think this Australian team is a very good squad. I think they are okay, a reasonable set of cricketers, but I don’t see them being good enough to beat England in England right now.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know how much improvement they’ll make between now and the Ashes series next year but at the moment, if they were to play right now, I would be selling my house, my car, everything to put it on England,” Holding was quoted as saying by the Australian media.<\/p>\n

Ben Hilfenhaus had an disastrous Ashes last time as he gave away 415 runs in four Tests with his seven wickets coming at nearly 60 runs a piece. Peter Siddle and Ryan Harris fared better but Harris’ string of injuries remain a concern. Siddle was also sent home from the Caribbean after one Test since developing a stress fracture in his back.<\/p>\n

Holding also feels that openers Ed Cowan, David Warner and the veteran Ricky Ponting will find the going tough in England.<\/p>\n

Holding also said that Ponting, who has retired from ODIs, has prolonged his Test career only to redeem himself against England after losing the Ashes three times as captain.<\/p>\n

“I just think that Ricky is so upset that he has lost the Ashes to England on so many occasions, he’s desperate to play a series in which he wins it back. Perhaps that’s what is going to drive him to play in 2013 but he is certainly not as good a player as he was a few years ago.<\/p>\n

“When you’re as great as he was I don’t think you should hang around until you’re not making the kind of runs that people expect you to make. Who knows? There might be a final flicker before the flame goes out and that last flicker might be the Ashes series next year,” Holding said.<\/p>\n

Holding, however, was all praise for English bowling attack that had struggled in away series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

“I think England have a fantastic bowling line-up, especially in England. Jimmy Anderson swings the ball around trees. Stuart Broad is developing into, not just a good bowler, but a good cricketer. There’s (Tim) Bresnan, there’s (Chris) Tremlett – who has been injured a bit but is on his way back, there’s Steven Finn, who I rate highly. (Graeme) Swann, I just think he’s a fantastic bowler. Australia need to find some batting in that middle order,” he said. (IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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