Strauss says four consecutive Ashes victories 'realistic'

England captain Andrew Strauss is aiming to complete four consecutive Ashes series victories over Australia with wins at home in 2013 and again on the return leg in 2013-14.

"Playing in back-to-back Ashes series would be a realistic goal," Strauss told BBC radio on Thursday. "But I'm not going to say that is definitely what is going to happen.

"There's a lot of cricket to be played between now and then. We will see where we are in 12 months, then another 12 months and go from there."