Strauss wants consistent England

Andrew Strauss leads his victorious England side of the field at Trent Bridge

Andrew Strauss has called for England to string together a consistent run of results as they gear up for the defence of the Ashes in Australia this winter.

England's 354-run victory over Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Sunday was their fifth Test win in a row and gave them a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

But Test captain Strauss has warned against complacency as England prepare for Friday's second Test at Edgbaston.

"Our biggest aim is consistency and you don't do that in one game," he said.

England's four previous victories had all come against Bangladesh, but prior to that they drew 1-1 in South Africa after being outplayed in three of the four Tests.

"We have won five Test matches in a row, but certainly that Bangladesh series you would expect us to win," added Strauss.

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"South Africa last winter showed us that against the best teams in their conditions we've got a lot of work to do."

Strauss said he drew "a lot of heart" from England's performance in the first Test at Trent Bridge, where Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior both made centuries after England's top-order had faltered.

James Anderson claimed the first 10-wicket haul of his Test career, while Stuart Broad and Steven Finn also impressed in swinging conditions.

"If you want to be a top quality Test team you are going to need guys to get you out of trouble at times, so that's encouraging," continued Strauss.

"And you can say that Pakistan [batted] poorly, but I prefer to focus on the bowling. There's no better bowler in the world when it's swinging than Jimmy, and he was backed up very well by the other two [Broad and Finn]."

England face three more Tests against Pakistan in August, before two Twenty20 internationals and a five-match one-day series against the same opponents in September.

After a six-week break, the tour of Australia begins on 5 November with the first Ashes Test starting 20 days later in Brisbane.

England won back the famous urn after a 2-1 victory on home soil in 2009.

"It's in the back of everyone's mind, but this week and next week we'll be focussing on Pakistan," reflected man-of-the-match Anderson.

"I think it's really, really important for the whole team to get some form in this series, because we've got 15 days of Test cricket left to go, so we've got to work really hard and build up some form and momentum before the Ashes."

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