To beat India in India bigger than winning Ashes: Strauss

Why? Because he thinks it is bigger than winning the Ashes.

According to the Daily Mail,Strauss regards taking India on his and their backyard is the next level of development for measuring Englands progress as a cricketing nation.

Although,we will always value the Ashes,it is important to look beyond,at India and South Africa,to look to defeat these guys consistently,too,home and away, says Strauss.

Ive never beaten India in a Test series and,if we want to be the best side in the world,weve got to start by doing that. Id say to win in India would be bigger than winning the Ashes in Australia because the conditions are even more foreign, he adds.

Winning out there seemed a very difficult thing to do because we had all grown up with England being demolished in Australia,but there are plenty of other challenges. We cant just dwell on that one. Its over, Strauss says.

Strauss was speaking ahead of the release of his book 8212; Winning The Ashes Down Under: The Captains Story 8212; on May 26.