Collingwood ready for series

Paul Collingwood is confident England will not suffer an Ashes hangover during the upcoming limited over series against Australia - because they have a World Cup on the sub-continent next month to prepare for.

England have had little time to recover from the celebrations that followed their historic Ashes triumph at the SCG on Friday, with a protracted limited overs series against Australia following quickly on the heels of retaining the little urn. The England players meet a Prime Minister's XI in Canberra on Monday before zig-zagging around Australia for two Twenty20 and seven one-day internationals.

With that in mind, Collingwood said: "It's up to every single player to get their feet back on the ground, to keep that intensity up that we've been showing in practice and our preparation. We've got a group of lads who are very focused."

He added: "We are very happy with what we have achieved so far on this trip, but we also realise that it's not the end of the tour yet.

We have a lot of things to do well before this World Cup. We knew it was going to be a huge six months for us coming over here and then on to India afterwards and we are not finished yet.

"One of our main goals as a team is to win a World Cup, we haven't done it as a team and we really believe we can achieve something like that."

England are yet to win a 50-over World Cup, however, the current team have spent the past 12 months breaking down such barriers.

Success in last year's World Twenty20 in the Caribbean was England's first major tournament victory before ending a 24-year wait for a coveted Ashes victory on Australian soil.

Winning a World Cup on the sub-continent represents an ambition that was arguably out of reach of England teams of the past, but Collingwood believes the snowballing confidence of the current squad ensures they are capable of delivering another trophy.

"I think we've got the skills to win out in India, I think we've shown that on different wickets around the world in the past couple of years," he added. "I think everybody is equipped to win out there. It is a very difficult thing to do to win a World Cup, we know that because we haven't won one before, but we have the belief now."