Trescothick confident of trumping India

Marcus Trescothick, the England opener, believes England can take lessons from their 2-0 loss to Pakistan at the end of last year and use them for a Test series win against India.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Trescothick said England have the potential to beat India when their tour comprising three Tests and seven one-day internationals kicks off later this month. "It will be a hard tour but if we learn from what happened in Pakistan it will be a good tour," he said. "We have to learn to be prepared to change our game a little bit. The way most guys play is quite aggressive and I don't want to curb that but we need to be able to read the situation and adapt to it."

England leave for India on Saturday, and Trescothick remains confident of a reversal of fortunes. "It is going to be a tough tour - India is a great but hard place to play," he said. "I think there will be more attacking cricket (than in the series against Pakistan) and we might be able to dominate a little bit more."

With doubts lingering over the fitness of Ashley Giles, England's first-choice spinner, Trescothick added that his absence may prove critical on the subcontinental pitches. "It is a difficult one because he is an important member of the team and we need him to get back fit," he said. "Experience will be crucial so to lose the most dominant spinner in England would create a bit of a gap. But it would give an opportunity for Monty Panesar or Shaun Udal to come through and take charge of what is going to happen." Giles has not bowled since undergoing hip surgery in December.

England begin with two three-day warm-up matches, the first at Mumbai from February 18 and the second against a President's XI at Baroda from February 23.