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Perth: England landed in Perth on Saturday ahead of the upcoming Ashes series confident of ending their 24-year drought on Australian soil.
Led by captain Andrew Strauss, England will play their opening three-day tour match against Western Australia, starting on Friday at the Waca.
"Our greatest strength is that we are a pretty tight unit," Strauss said after stepping off the plane.
"We don't rely on one or two players. All 11 guys have been performing."
Strauss added: "It will come down to who hits the ground running best and plays the best cricket in the crucial periods. There is a relaxed excitement about the group. Now we have touched down on Australian soil everything is a bit more at the forefront of our minds about what lies ahead of us and what massive opportunities there are."
The 16-man squad, dressed smartly in suits and pale blue ties, had left Heathrow Airport at lunchtime on Friday ahead of the five-match series against their fiercest rivals.
England have not won a Test series down under since 1986-87 and they lost 5-0 on their most recent visit in 2006-07.
But Strauss's side arrive ranked fourth in the world, while Ricky Ponting's Australia are fifth and have lost their last three Tests.
Before boarding the plane, Strauss had urged his players to be more confrontational than they were in 2006.
