22 July,2011 01:01 PM IST | | Agencies
Legendary all-rounder Ian Botham feels despite India being the world's number one Test side, England would go on to win the ongoing series as they have more young and vibrant players in their ranks as compared to the visitors.
u00a0"I think England will win this series because in my opinion they are already the best team in the world and this summer will simply confirm it. They are the coming force in world cricket and unlike India, who have a lot of players in their twilight years, this is a young, vibrant England with more power to add," Botham wrote in his column for the 'Mirror'.
However, Botham admitted that no matter how much he wants England to win the Test series, he would like to watch some quality cricket by some of the biggest names in the world cricket, including Sachin Tendulkar.
"This is the 2,000th Test match of all time. Statistics don't thrill me -- people and performances are what matter, so if Sachin gets to 100 hundreds at Lord's I'll be applauding him, not because of the numbers but because he is a great player, a great man and a great ambassador for the game," said the former cricketer.
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"The thing I look forward to most when I turn up for commentary duty is an England win, but a close second comes high quality cricket from high quality players. "So I will walk through the gates at Lord's knowing I'm guaranteed at least one of those things because Sachin's name will be on the team sheet," he added.
