(BBC) James Anderson has urged his England team-mates to treat the final one-day match against Australia as a one-off warm-up match for the Champions Trophy.
England, who have Paul Collingwood back in the squad, will become the first team to lose a series 7-0 if they do not win in Chester-le-Street today.
“We don’t want to lose 7-0. There’ll be pride to play for,” said Anderson.
“We’ve got the Champions Trophy to look forward as a fresh start. We need to use this as a warm-up game for that.”
He added: “We have to try to forget as much as possible that we’re 6-0 down and make sure we put in the performances we’re capable of.”
Paul Collingwood returns to the England squad after being told to rest after the third ODI at the Rose Bowl on 9 September.
The 33-year-old had not missed a match of England’s heavy summer campaign, which began way back in June with the two-Test series against West Indies, but said his body felt it was like “slowly shutting down” as a series of niggles started to take their toll.
“There were a few niggles that could have got me into a lot of trouble if I continued playing,” he admitted.
“My left knee was a concern, as well as the right Achilles and the left adductor. There were a few areas that were building up all the time.
“There was one point where I fell on the floor in the field at Hampshire where I felt as though I wasn’t going to get up. There were areas that were slowly shutting down across my body, so hopefully this week I’ve been able to get them going again.”
Both teams travel to South Africa tomorrow for the fifth edition of the Champions Trophy, but they will not play each other in the group stages of the tournament.
Holders Australia regained their place at the top of the world one-day rankings following their emphatic 111-run victory at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
And all-rounder James Hopes said Australia are relishing the prospect of becoming the first country to register a 7-0 whitewash in one-day internationals.
“We heard after the game that 7-0 has never been done before so that’s a bit more of a motivation,” said the Queenslander.
“We don’t want to go to the Champions Trophy losing the last game before that.
“We are in quite a tough pool against Pakistan, India and the West Indies so we have to go there winning and 7-0 against England – there’s nothing better than that.”
England (from):
A Strauss (capt),
J Anderson, R Bopara,
T Bresnan, P Collingwood,
J Denly, D Mascarenhas,
E Morgan, G Onions,
M Prior, A Rashid,
O Shah, R Sidebottom,
G Swann.
Australia (from):
R Ponting (capt),
N Bracken,
M Clarke,
C Ferguson,
N Hauritz,
B Hilfenhaus,
J Hopes,
M Hussey,
M Johnson,
B Lee,
T Paine,
P Siddle,
A Voges,
S Watson,
C White.
Umpires:
Asad Rauf (Pkn),
N Llong.
