By Marios Papaloizou

Bromley’s Daniel Levey admits his England Learning Disabilities cricket team need to be at their best if they are going to get the better of Australia next month.

Levey, who has autism and dyslexia, will fly to Melbourne as part of a 15-man squad which will play four one day internationals and two T20 matches in the INAS International Cricket Series Australia v England, kicking off on March 17.

It’s not the first time 20-year-old Levey has locked horns with the Aussies after making the trip to South Africa in 2011 for a Tri-Nations tournament that saw the Three Lions pick up two wins against their upcoming opponents in as many matches.

But Levey, who turns out for Bromley Town Cricket Club, doesn’t want those victories to produce any complacency and has warned his teammates that they will have to produce their finest form Down Under.

“I was lucky enough to be in the South Africa tour for the Tri-Nations so this will be another amazing experience,” he said.

“It's nice that we have one team to focus on and we can go there and really concentrate on doing well and winning.

“It's going to be a very competitive series I think and for people on the outside it's going to look just like a mainstream match-up.

“We've got more youth in the team now and I think we've improved as a team as well and our skill levels are a lot higher.

“I feel like we can go out there and really do a job and hopefully we can get the better of them.

“But they will be a really tough team and we know we will have to play well if we want to win.”

Levey has been playing cricket since he was 13 and now spends part of his time coaching with The Change Foundation charity.

And Levey says that cricket has helped him in a host of different aspects in his life as well.

“The charity I work for supports kids with any type of disabilities and disadvantaged kids and they are the reason I play for England so I owe them a lot,” he added.

“It took me a while to progress but when I went to the charity to do work experience I made some contacts and got put forward for England.

“Cricket has helped me a lot in my life. I used to have behavioural problems and still do a bit and they can be triggered by small things.

“I felt more relaxed doing it and I felt like there was nothing else on my mind when I was playing.”

ECB is an inclusive organisation providing support and a pathway for disability cricket from grassroots to elite. Follow the England Learning Disability squad in Australia at ecb.co.uk

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