Kevin Pietersen Says England Can Be A Feared Side

Kevin Pietersen believes that England can become a team that is feared.

England have replace India at the #1 test side after demolishing them by a runs and 242 innings over the weekend.

They have won all three tests against India so far this summer - with one on left. Should England complete the whitewash India would drop to third in the rankings.

This follows up their Ashes success at the beginning of the year and Pieterson believes that it's strength and depth that has brought England success.

Speaking to The Sun Pietersen said: "The great Australian and West Indian teams were at the top for years and they killed opposition.

"I played in Australia in 2006-07 and, I promise you, we didn't look forward to any day's play because we knew we were going to be dealt with.

"That's what I hope we can do to opposition. It's going to be tough but, potentially, teams can be fearful of us.

"Look at our engine room with Matty Prior at No 7 and the batting down to No 10. Those guys can score 150 runs and take the game away from teams - we've seen it a couple of times already in this series.

"If we get ourselves into a hole at 120-5 or something, we can still score 250-300 and then back our bowlers to do the business."

The fourth and final test begins at the Oval on Thursday - Jonathan Trott & Chris Tremlett will miss out.

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