Michael Clarke prepared for fresh England approach

Michael Clarke has insisted that Australia will be fully prepared for new tactics from England ahead of this summer's Ashes series.

A poor World Cup followed by a drawn Test series with the West Indies resulted in the departure of Peter Moores, who was then replaced by Trevor Bayliss as England look to take a more attacking approach to all formats of the game.

After winning both of their own Test matches in the Caribbean, Australia's attention now turns to a long summer and Clarke claims that his side will not be shocked by the hosts.

"How they play will not be a surprise to me," he told reporters. "I'm expecting them to be extremely tough to beat, they've got a very good bowling attack, they've got some experience with their batting and some batters in form. They might come hard at us. Whatever they throw up we'll be prepared.

"We've got some really good time now to make sure we're 100% prepared before we walk out onto that field in that first Test match. That'll be our number one focus, over the last couple of years preparation has been the most important part of our game, and this'll be no different. We'll be really excited by the time that first Test comes around."

The first Test gets underway in Cardiff on July 8.