England spinner Adil Rashid says Australia tough to beat in ODIs

Adil Rashid has told Sky Sports News HQ that England can win the upcoming T20 and one-day internationals against Australia.

Rashid was in the England Test squad for the Ashes series, which England won 3-2, but he did not feature in any of the five games.

England play Australia again in a T20 match on August 31 before five one-day internationals against the old enemy, and the Yorkshire leg-spinner looks certain to feature.

"Well it's going to a tough series against Australia, they're number one in the world," he said. "We've got to be on top of our game. Hopefully if we play to our potential and play well then we can win the series."

Rashid said being part of the Ashes squad had been a great experience.

"It's been electric," he said. "The atmosphere has been really positive, being around the team, around the dressing room.

"That's shown on the field as well. We've played fearless cricket with the bat and ball and we came away with the Ashes."

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England next play a Test series against Pakistan in the UAE in October.

"That's two months away and there's a lot of cricket to be played before then so I've got to concentrate on that," said Rashid.

"I'll take it a game at a time for Yorkshire or whoever I play for and see what happens, and hopefully I can do well until then."