<p>Fletcher coached England for eight years -- from 1999 to 2007 -- and was earlier this week appointed India's coach to succeed South African Gary Kirsten.<br /><br />Swann, who fell out with Fletcher soon after his debut in 2000, said the Zimbabwean might think he knows the entire English team very well but he hardly understands quite a few players of the side.<br /><br />"Fletcher knows a few of our players better than some other coaches would," Swann told the 'Daily Telegraph'.<br /><br />"But there's a hell of a lot of our team he doesn't know at all. I think that will work to our advantage, because he might be trying to double guess us a little bit and come a cropper," he said.<br /><br />Swann played his first Test almost eight years after his international debut due to his erratic behaviour which led to the fallout with Fletcher.<br /><br />"If I was a coach 10 years ago, I don't think I would have picked me, and I wouldn't have particularly liked me being on that tour," Swann said.<br /><br />"If you're my sort of character, you soon become quite irksome to the people around you if you're not backing your talk up on the field.<br /><br />"I was just a young upstart tourist, and it was a good job I didn't play because I wasn't good enough. I'd probably have been found out and cast aside for good, and never been given my eventual second chance," he added.<br /><br />Swann said whatever the result of the July series, it would be an interesting battle between the world's number one Test side and the reigning Ashes champions.<br />"It's nice for him to come back to England, because he's got a fine record with the England team," Swann said.<br /><br />"Now he will get a chance to pit his wits against this new England side during the summer. Technically, though, I don't think it helps him much to know a few of our players, because there's so much footage available that you can work anybody out," he added.<br />"I think we will give India a very good run for their money, if not beat them."</p>
<p>Fletcher coached England for eight years -- from 1999 to 2007 -- and was earlier this week appointed India's coach to succeed South African Gary Kirsten.<br /><br />Swann, who fell out with Fletcher soon after his debut in 2000, said the Zimbabwean might think he knows the entire English team very well but he hardly understands quite a few players of the side.<br /><br />"Fletcher knows a few of our players better than some other coaches would," Swann told the 'Daily Telegraph'.<br /><br />"But there's a hell of a lot of our team he doesn't know at all. I think that will work to our advantage, because he might be trying to double guess us a little bit and come a cropper," he said.<br /><br />Swann played his first Test almost eight years after his international debut due to his erratic behaviour which led to the fallout with Fletcher.<br /><br />"If I was a coach 10 years ago, I don't think I would have picked me, and I wouldn't have particularly liked me being on that tour," Swann said.<br /><br />"If you're my sort of character, you soon become quite irksome to the people around you if you're not backing your talk up on the field.<br /><br />"I was just a young upstart tourist, and it was a good job I didn't play because I wasn't good enough. I'd probably have been found out and cast aside for good, and never been given my eventual second chance," he added.<br /><br />Swann said whatever the result of the July series, it would be an interesting battle between the world's number one Test side and the reigning Ashes champions.<br />"It's nice for him to come back to England, because he's got a fine record with the England team," Swann said.<br /><br />"Now he will get a chance to pit his wits against this new England side during the summer. Technically, though, I don't think it helps him much to know a few of our players, because there's so much footage available that you can work anybody out," he added.<br />"I think we will give India a very good run for their money, if not beat them."</p>