Stuart Broad has said he will use his new-found energy following his injury lay-off to his advantage and help England turn around their one-day fortunes at the ICC World Cup.
Broad, who played in England's first two Ashes tests against the Aussies, had to withdraw for the remainder of the series and the following one-dayers after tearing a stomach muscle.
England went on to win the Ashes 3-1 but were all at sea in the ODI series when they were comprehensively beaten 6-1 by a resurgent Australian side (Australia to win World Cup - 11/2).
However, Broad believes that his time out will benefit the side and they will be able to turn things around when the World Cup begins on February 19.
He said: "Having been out of the set-up for a little while, my job is to bring a lot of energy to the squad.
"I feel in really good shape and I'm going to try to use that to my advantage. I'll be fresh and running around like a headless chicken."
Regarding the feeling within the camp, the Nottinghamshire man added: "There's no reason why we shouldn't be full of confidence.
"With a team like we have and the belief we have in ourselves, we stand a decent chance."
England kick-off their World Cup campaign against Holland on February 22 at Nagpur while the opening fixture on the 19th sees India take on Bangladesh at Dhaka.
Broad, who played in England's first two Ashes tests against the Aussies, had to withdraw for the remainder of the series and the following one-dayers after tearing a stomach muscle.
England went on to win the Ashes 3-1 but were all at sea in the ODI series when they were comprehensively beaten 6-1 by a resurgent Australian side (Australia to win World Cup - 11/2).
However, Broad believes that his time out will benefit the side and they will be able to turn things around when the World Cup begins on February 19.
He said: "Having been out of the set-up for a little while, my job is to bring a lot of energy to the squad.
"I feel in really good shape and I'm going to try to use that to my advantage. I'll be fresh and running around like a headless chicken."
Regarding the feeling within the camp, the Nottinghamshire man added: "There's no reason why we shouldn't be full of confidence.
"With a team like we have and the belief we have in ourselves, we stand a decent chance."
England kick-off their World Cup campaign against Holland on February 22 at Nagpur while the opening fixture on the 19th sees India take on Bangladesh at Dhaka.
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