Basseterre (St. Kitts), April 5 (IANS) England fast bowler Liam Plunkett on Sunday said he wants to make life uncomfortable for the opposing batsmen during the tour of West Indies which starts with a warm-up match against St Kitts on Monday.
Caribbean cricket is synonymous with 'chin music', the art of short-pitched fast bowling. Plunkett wants to give the West Indies team a taste of their own medicine in a three-Test series.
"I might come in and try and rough them up a little bit," Plunkett was quoted as saying by England Cricket Board's (ECB) official website.
"That's why I train hard. I feel like that's why I stand out from the rest. That's my job, I feel that's why I'm in the team because I do bowl fast."
Although the Caribbean pitches lack the pace of old Plunkett wants to make life uncomfortable for opposing batsmen.
"I'm not a bowler who runs up and just hits line and length all day, I want to do something, I want to ruffle batters up and if that's what I'm asked to do, I'm more than happy to do that."
Plunkett, who turns 30 on Monday, has competition for a Test spot, with Chris Jordan and the uncapped Mark Wood seemingly fighting for a place alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad in the pace attack.
"You don't want to just get in easily. You want to fight for it and feel like you've earned your place. You want to outbowl the other guys, and that's what you're trying to do," Plunkett said.
"It's a good unit, it's a good bunch of guys and they're working hard, but you want to be the best bowler and come through that," he added.
Plunkett has taken 41 wickets in his 13 Tests that are spread over nine years in a checkered career.