Graeme Swann. - Reuters Photo.

Graeme Swann claims that there will be no “bad blood” in the series between England and Pakistan despite the acrimony of the 2010 series which resulted in conviction of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif after being found guilty of spot-fixing.

“There is no reason for there to be any bad blood,” Swann told BBC Sport.

“I would expect it to go the other way, with both teams going all out to make sure it’s played in the right spirit.”

Swann was a part of the England squad in the famous ‘Lord’s Test’, where news regarding the alleged involvement of the aforementioned players in spot-fixing scandal first broke out.

Allegations resulted in the suspension of the involved players and sparked an unfriendly atmosphere throughout the rest of five-match one-day series that followed.

Though, several other team members were accused of fixing during the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, Swann said it was time to move on and was looked forward to the three-Test series starting in Dubai from January 17.

“There’s no resentment. I’d expect the exact opposite to be honest,” the off-spinner added.

“Those guys who were playing then are obviously not in the team now and there is absolutely no reason for there to be any bad blood.”

Swann is expecting fierce competition from a side which has not lost any of their six Test series since their 2010 tour of England.

“I don’t know what to expect; I just expect it to be hard cricket,” he said.

“We have never played Test cricket over there (UAE). It’s nice to be part of something new and I’m just looking forward to it.”