Lancashire fast bowler James Anderson said Sunday England had forgotten its controversial 2010 series against Pakistan, but promised to be aggressive against opposition batsmen when the sides kick off a three-test series on Tuesday.
Anderson took 23 wickets in the four-test series against Pakistan two years ago when three Pakistan players were charged with spot-fixing and are now serving prison sentences in England for the offences.
"We have actually forgot, we have put that behind us," Anderson said. "It's in the past and that's where it's going to stay for us."
Two years ago, Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir along with the then-captain Salman Butt were involved in one of the biggest fixing scandals to tarnish the sport when they conspired to bowl deliberate no-balls as part of a betting scam during a test match against England at Lord's.
Last year, Butt was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison for his part in the scam. Asif was sentenced to 1 year and 19-year-old Amir six months.
England, which holds the top test ranking, won both its warm-up matches against ICC Combined XI and PCB XI since arriving in the United Arab Emirates 12 days ago.
Anderson played in the first warmup match and took four wickets from 37 overs against an ICC Combined XI. He said the games gave the tourists valuable insight into the conditions in the UAE. "We might be in the field for 100 hours plus on more than one occasion and we are ready for that.
"We had some great experience in the two warm-up games, where we realize that it's going to be really hard work to get 20 wickets here."
England had its first fielding training session at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium the venue for the first test and Anderson picked up some tips from the ground staff.
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