Australia's opening batter Usman Khawaja thinks that England is the toughest venue for top-order batters.
In his interview with Australian media before The Ashes, Khawaja said playing new ball in England is tougher.
"England is, in my opinion, the toughest place in the world to bat for a top three batsman, plain and simple," said Khawaja.
"New ball is tough work, but then you get some (weather) conditions, and it's a bit of luck involved in it, too. If I've learned anything, it's work hard, train hard, (and) if you're going to England, go with low expectations ... work on every game one at a time, because you are going to fail as a batsman. But when you do score, you try to cash in as much as you can," he added.
Recently, Khawaja remained highest run-scorer in Test series against India in their backyard. He scored 333 runs in four matches at an average of 47.57.
Previously, Khawaja was dropped after three matches of the 2019 Ashes, which Australia drew 2-2 to retain the urn. The left-handed batter returned to the Aussies Test squad after third Test of the last Ashes at home in 2021-22, which the hosts won 4-0.
The stylish lefthander scored twin centuries batting at number five in that Sydney match and has since been a fixture in Australia's test setup.
"I feel like I'm a better player than I was 10 years ago," said the 36-year-old.
"But ... there's no guarantees – (James) Anderson, (Stuart) Broad, they're unbelievable bowlers, they're tough work at the start." he concluded.