West Indies' Alzarri Joseph hopes England treat him as 'weaker link'.

LONDON -- Alzarri Joseph hopes it will work to his advantage if England treat him as the "weaker link" of the West Indies' pace attack during next month's Test series.

The 23-year-old is the junior member of a fast bowling line-up that also includes captain Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel.

"Well obviously those three guys have a lot more experience than I do," Joseph, who has played just nine Tests, told a conference call on Saturday.

"I think more often than not teams will see myself as the weaker link, so I think my job is to come in and just back up those bowlers and keep the pressure on."

He added: "It's not necessarily because of age but because of the amount of matches played compared to the other three bowlers.

"But yeah, I can use it as an advantage for me, because I know my abilities, they might not know, but once I get out there on the day and get the job done, I know I can get on top of any opponent.

I see this tour as an opportunity for me to help the team push higher up the rankings.

The first Test of a three-match behind closed doors series starting in Southampton on July 8 is set to mark the return of major international cricket from lockdown.

It is set to be Joseph's second series in England after he was a member of the West Indies squad that suffered a 2-1 loss in 2017.

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