James Anderson believes Australia won't be able to deal with England at their finest as he prepares to play not more than 4 of the 5 males's Ashes Tests this summer season.

Anderson is recovering from a gentle groin pressure picked up throughout Lancashire's County Championship match towards Somerset final week. While the 40-year-old expects to be totally match for the Ireland Test at Lord's on June 1, he's prone to sit out that match to protect himself for the Ashes, which begins at Edgbaston on June 16.

"If you look at our team, if we play to the best of our ability with that mindset, I don't think anyone can cope with us," mentioned Anderson. "So sure, I feel we are able to win.

"I really feel like if we are able to hold the identical mentality and the identical kind of feeling within the dressing room we have had. It's pretty relaxed, we're attempting to get pleasure from ourselves, we're attempting to entertain individuals, take the constructive possibility."

In many ways, Australia will be the acid test to a lot of the values England have assumed since the start of last summer. Particularly a desire to entertain and not judge performances solely on winning and losing.

That attitude has only been challenged once so far, when England lost to New Zealand at Wellington. They had bossed the second Test for the first three days, asking the Blackcaps to follow-on before losing deep into the final day by a single run. Anderson was the final wicket.

Will such altruism fly this summer given the fervour of an Ashes? In an interview with Sky Sports, Stokes said he would declare to give Australia a chase in the final Test at the Oval even if England just needed a draw to win the series. Referencing Stokes' comments, Anderson hopes the approach and mindset remain in their fullest capacity. Particularly given the correlation between playing without fear and impressive performances.

"We're going to get the identical messaging from Brendon and Ben about how we go about taking part in. I feel there'll simply be just a little bit extra consideration round it as a result of it's an Ashes collection. But I simply hope we are able to play the identical approach as a result of it has been good to be a part of.

"I'm excited by the way we've been playing, it's about something greater than the outcome. It's about entertaining people and trying to enjoy ourselves while we do it. The end result has been taken away to an extent in the last few months, and I think that focus on ourselves has helped produce performances and produce results."

James Anderson and Jack Leach see the humorous facet after England misplaced the Wellington Test by one run•Getty Images

Australia represents one thing of a closing frontier. Victories over New Zealand, India, South Africa and the 3-0 collection win in Pakistan has seen them finest all challengers thus far. While a tour of India initially of 2024 is a captivating alternative to see how an adventurous batting model interprets to turning surfaces, this summer season's visiting assault - the most effective on the earth proper now - will present the sternest resistance thus far.

Anderson anticipates some changes however cites success at "each stage that we've been through" as an indicator they need to do unto Australia what they've completed towards everybody else.

"I'm sure we'll have to do something slightly differently against Australia because they might have different plays and whatever else. But we've coped with everything that's been thrown at us so far. It's been exciting.

"They are naturally extraordinarily aggressive, aggressive once they play. They'll have mentioned it and have their very own plans and personal methods of how they will deal with it. I simply suppose if we do what we have been doing and play in addition to we presumably can, I do not suppose anybody on the earth can deal with it."

It's worth noting Anderson's recent home Ashes experiences have not been that great, even during a period when England have not lost a series on these shores since 2003. He injured his calf on the morning of the first match in 2019 (2-2) and pulled up during the third Test of the 2015 series, which England went on to take 3-1. You can understand why he wants to minimise the risk of injury by skipping the Ireland match.

In between were two 4-0 away defeats, along with 2013-14's 5-0 defeat six months after the home win in 2013. That was Anderson's second whitewash after the 2006-07 tour where he made three appearances.

"I've gone from doubtlessly bowling 35 overs in an innings, doubtlessly attempting to winkle a couple of out, to simply giving it all the things in your spell"

James Anderson

Indeed, the last failure Down Under saw Anderson dropped alongside Broad. Stokes' first order of business upon becoming captain was to recall them.

Since then, Anderson has enjoyed a new lease of life under a captain who has focussed squarely on taking wickets rather than consolidating run rates. Though the batting has taken the headlines, such positivity with the ball has seen England take the full 20 wickets in all of Stokes' 12 Tests. Anderson, meanwhile, has 45 dismissals at 17.62, leaving him just 15 shy of the 700 mark.

"I'm not attempting to simply bowl into the channel and get him to depart then hope he prods at one in 16 overs time," Anderson said. "I'm attempting to get a wicket each ball. It may sound unusual, the entire level of cricket is to get individuals out as a bowler, however there are alternative ways of going about it.

"I love it. I think it's great. I've gone from potentially bowling 35 overs in an innings, potentially trying to winkle a few out, to just giving it everything in your spell knowing we are on. There's a better feel, everyone is involved and there are ideas coming from everyone."

The essential supply of the concepts is singled out for particular reward. Across a global profession that can flip 20 on Monday - the anniversary of the primary of 179 caps, towards Zimbabwe - Anderson has performed below eight completely different captains. His present, and virtually actually final captain, is the one he charges highest.

"Yeah," Anderson answered after a protracted pause when requested if Stokes was the most effective. "It is hard to say over a short period of time but he's had an amazing start. I think he is completely different from any captain I've ever played with before and I've really enjoyed it.

"I am unable to fault something actually. I feel everybody knew that he was a frontrunner, the way in which he trains, whether or not it is the gymnasium or whether or not it is catching or batting or bowling the way in which he goes about his enterprise, he's the final word skilled. The approach he performs he leaves all the things on the market. So he is a born chief.

"For me, it's the finer details, not just on the field where his tactical nous has been spot on, but also his emotional intelligence off the field and how he talks to everyone in the group.

"If he must put his arm round somebody or hearth somebody up, he is simply received a very great way of doing that. And the way in which he speaks to the group as nicely is great. I've been actually impressed."

James Anderson was talking at a partnership launch asserting Radox as an Official Partner of England Cricket.

Vithushan Ehantharajah is an affiliate editor at ESPNcricinfo