England turn attention to Australia and CWC27 preparation

England white-ball coach Brendon McCullum wants his side to learn from their recent ODI tri-series in Pakistan when they take on Australia in the upcoming limited over series Down Under.

McCullum's side arrived in Perth on Monday ahead of eight white-ball fixtures (three ODIs and five T20Is) with the Aussies from 13 November, of which will provide the team further time to fine-tune their preparation for next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

The trip to Australia is England's first since their disastrous Ashes campaign at the start of the year, but McCullum didn't want to dwell on past indiscretions and was instead looking towards the future and what his team can produce on Australian shores this time around.

"Firstly, it's nice to be back," McCullum said. 

"An Australia tour is always a great tour. The cricket's always pretty competitive. We'll play at some great stadiums, against a good side, and continue to test our methods, towards the one-day World Cup. 

"We know we need to keep getting better, but we've been presented with some good opportunities, and this will be one of those the next couple of weeks.

"We want to play a high-octane, robust style of play, which demands fitness elements to it. 

"So for us, this is a great opportunity to have a little fitness block in and around the demand of this series."

England showed glimpses of their best form during the tri-series in Pakistan, with skipper Harry Brook and opener Ben Duckett among the players to score freely across the four matches as Liam Dawson, Sonny Baker and Jamie Overton all made an impact with the ball.

Ultimately the side only one won match and missed out on a spot in the final, though McCullum believes the tri-series provided his side the opportunity to test themselves against different opposition which will hold them in good stead for the World Cup that will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia at the end of next year. 

"Yeah, it was disappointing," McCullum said. 

"Obviously, it was great to play in the tri-series. With the view towards the World Cup, the ability to be able to bounce between games, and different tactics, and different oppositions was good. 

"We obviously didn't quite achieve what we wanted to, but we played some really good cricket and learned some great lessons. They should hold you in good stead in 12 months.

"We've got a pretty inexperienced team. These guys haven't played a lot of one-day cricket, so any opportunity to get experience and education, and those pressure moments, so that you can start to just understand a little bit better, it's going to be good."

England ODI squad: Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue.

England T20I squad: Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Aneurin Donald, Eddie Jack, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Thomas Rew, Phil Salt, Luke Wood.

Series schedule:

First ODI: 13 November, Perth 
Second ODI: 15 November, Adelaide 
Third ODI: 18 November, Hobart

First T20I: 21 November, Melbourne
Second T20I: 24 November, Gold Coast 
Third T20I: 27 November, Brisbane
Fourth T20I: 29 November, Sydney
Fifth T20I: 2 December, Canberra