Bowling allrounder James Faulkner has never set foot in England, but the rawest talent in Australia’s Ashes squad feels he’ll be ready if called on in the five-match Test series.

Faulkner is the only member of Australia’s 16-man touring party yet to make his Test debut and also the youngest, with the exception of James Pattinson who is four days his junior.

But the 22-year-old’s domestic form has been stellar.

He averages 22.34 with the ball in first-class cricket and, for the past three seasons, was crowned Tasmania’s best at their annual awards night.

“My performance at the back end of the season was obviously pretty good and that probably had a bit to say when it came to selection,” said Faulkner, whose 2013/13 purple patch culminated with man-of-the-match honours in the Sheffield Shield final.

“But I’d like to think my cricket’s been pretty consistent now for the last two or three years with Tasmania. It’s kept me in pretty good stead so far.”

Faulkner made his one-day international debut earlier this year, but the challenge of knocking over the West Indies on home soil will pale in comparison to the rigours of England’s batsmen – especially given he’ll have to work in unfamiliar conditions with a foreign Duke ball.

“This will be my first trip. From what I’ve heard, there’s a bit of swing and little bit of seam around in England,” Faulkner said, later adding that he’d be comfortable batting No.7.

“I’ve got a bowling coach and a batting coach to talk me through all those different aspects.”

Faulkner is yet to start practising with the Dukes due to the IPL.

A fiery figure at times, as evidenced by a send-off to star batsman Chris Gayle in February, Faulkner promised he’d continue to play the game “hard and fair”.

“I like to think I’m pretty aggressive in the way I play my cricket. I get on the front foot instead of being dictated to,” he said.