England fast bowler James Anderson believes his team must end their 31-year winless streak in Brisbane next month against Australia to set a marker for the rest of the Ashes series. A draw at the Gabba was enough for England to launch a successful Ashes tour of 2010-11, but Anderson wants to go one better to silence the home crowd. "Both teams have gone through a transitional phase over the last two years," Anderson, England's record test wicket-taker with 506 dismissals, told Sky Sports. "Both teams have started to show signs of real quality I think but have also been pretty inconsistent, so it is going to be about whoever starts well.

England cricket squad player James Anderson arrives for the Ashes cricket Test match series, at Perth Airport on October 29, 2017. Pic/AFP