If England are planning on following India’s blueprint for spinning Australia out of the Ashes, Michael Clarke says bring it on.

Clarke doesn’t expect spin to be his team’s downfall as they fight to reclaim the urn, even if England feel they can gain an advantage in that department with both bat and ball.

Australia’s batsmen struggled to handle India’s tweakers earlier this year, and spin duo Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar would be licking their lips for a shot at the under-pressure line-up in July and August.

On the bowling side of things, Nathan Lyon is the only specialist spinner selected in Australia’s Ashes attack, and even he battled to the point of being dropped during the Indian tour.

However, Clarke says the raging turners of the sub-continent are a far cry from the UK, and he believes England will find it hard to be sure of creating dry, spin-friendly conditions during the Ashes.

“I think conditions in the air play a bigger part in England (moreso) than actually what you see on the surface,” said Clarke on Wednesday.

“What I mean by that is if the sun’s out generally in England the wickets are very good for batting. If it’s overcast, it doesn’t matter how dry the wicket is, you get a lot of swing and some seam in the UK.

“I don’t think you can plan too much over there.

“England will use their strengths in their conditions.”

However, if England do decide to centre their game plan on spin, Clarke says his batsmen will have learnt their lesson and be well prepared to handle the challenge.

“The conditions in India are completely opposite to what you face in England,” he said.

“(But if they do pick two spinners) … we’ll be better adapted now because of our experience in India.”