DAVIS CUP captain Leon Smith believes Andy Murray has the fear factor to put frighteners on Belgium.

The Belgians will host Great Britain in November's Davis Cup final after both nations managed to get through at the weekend against Australia and Argentina, respectively.

Murray will be the highest ranked player in the showpiece by some distance and will be a major weapon as Britain attempt to win the trophy for the first time since 1936.

His value was underlined again at the weekend as he played on all three days for GB in their 3-2 win while failing to drop a set during both singles rubbers.

It is only natural that Belgium will be wary of the threat he poses, and Smith doesn't expect anything less.

He said: “He is the biggest part of our team, isn’t he?

"He’s Andy Murray, one of the world’s best players is part of our team. He’s got three points again this weekend and he did it against France as well.

“It’s astounding what he puts himself through emotionally, physically to be able to come out and repeat. There’s not many players who do it, especially against the level of player he is playing against.

“He just comes out and does it. It’s incredible?”

Many onlookers at The Emirates Arena in Glasgow at the weekend believed whoever won the semi-final in Glasgow would be destined to triumph two months later given the standard of opposition.

It is a theory Smith is keen to play down. Belgium showed great resilience to fend off the stiff test Argentina put up, and he has pinpointed some danger areas that even Murray will have some difficulty overcoming.

“It will be the first away tie we’ve faced this year," said the Glaswegian.

"We’ve had the significant bonus of being at home each time, which makes a big difference in Davis Cup.

“They’ve got David Goffin, who is one of the best younger players on Tour and could be top 10 when we face them. Even against Andy, he’ll be dangerous.

“They’ve got a couple of experienced guys. Steve Darcis is very experienced and have a good team spirit.

“Ruben Bemelmans had a good win against Gilles Muller at the US Open. He’s a good left hander, which is something different. They are going to be tough.”

One man who will be hoping to play a more active role in Belgium than he did in Glasgow is James Ward.

The Englishman won over the nation in March when he defeated John Isner in Glasgow before playing against France at Queen's Club during the summer.

However, Smith chose to drop him for the weekend's tie and play Dan Evans, the world No.300 who went on to lose both his matches.

And the GB captain has called on Ward to go and fight for his slot for the grand final.

"It is not a kick up the backside, I felt for him, because he has played high level matches leading into this," said Smith.

"Against Hyeon Chung I thought it was a good match, I spoke to a couple of guys who watched that match and they said he played pretty well. "Alexandr Dolgopolov another one, where he played pretty well sets two and three against Thomaz Bellucci.

"He is playing high level matches but at the end of the day he had a rough summer. And now, it is great for him, and the others, that Andy and Jamie have done what they did and have taken the team into the final.

"These guys have to go out and earn it now, go out and do it."