"We had a very poor time of things in the one-day series here a couple of years ago", obsered the 31-year old tweaker. "So that's certainly something we want to turn around because there is nothing better than silencing an Indian crowd."
But Swann, who is coming off a stellar year where he was the highest Test wicket-taker, recognises the need for England to up their game, especially after a lacklustre show against the Dutch in Tuesday's game. Swann returned figures of 2/35, but the field was riddled with drop catches and wayward bowling.
"Come Bangalore it will be a huge game and one we will need to raise our standards for, particularly in the field because, let's face it, we were like a bunch of schoolboys (against the Netherlands).
Swann, who had been grappling with a knee injury, was pleased by the way he bowled upon returning to international cricket "I'm delighted because I've let the team down a couple of times before after a bit of a break and promised I wouldn't do it this time, so I'm glad I lived up to my word."
Swann joined up late with the squad following the birth of his son, Wilfred, and he admitted: "Within two days of the little fellow coming into the world I'm saying a teary goodbye. That's our lot as international cricketers."
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