England head coach Brendon McCullum believes India have arrived well-prepared and full of belief for the upcoming five-match Test series, but his team is also clear about where it wants to be in the eagerly-anticipated showdown beginning June 20 in Leeds.

The series will kick off India’s new World Test Championship cycle. “They’re an outstanding cricketing nation, who will come here with high hopes, and we are looking forward to seeing them,” McCullum told Sky Sports Cricket.

England on the other hand have just completed a whitewash of the West Indies in a six-match white-ball series. Their focus now shifts to the red-ball format as they gear up to take India and also prepare for the Ashes later this year. “It’s important the guys refresh. We know where we want to get to as a Test team.”