England might have a 4-0 Test victory and a Twenty20 win under their
belt but off-spinner Graeme Swann feels the upcoming five-match ODI
series starting on Saturday would be a great test for the hosts.Swann and Co have so far completely outplayed India on the tour and the
off-spinner said they will now look to extend their domination in the
one-day series as well."It is a great test for us - hopefully the conditions will suit us and
we can pull off a victory. It's where we want to go in one-day cricket,
we want to be an improving team and it's a good chance to start," Swann
told reporters."We are going to have to be at our absolute best to beat them and we are
confident at the moment; that Twenty20 win on Wednesday night has done
no harm for our confidence at all," he added.England, who replaced India as the world No. 1 Test team with their 4-0
whitewash, are currently ranked fifth in the ICC ODI rankings. A series
victory over India will see them climb up the ladder.Over the years, England have failed to transform their Test form into
the limited-overs cricket and Swann said this is an area where they
would look to work on this summer."This was an area we need to really watch; it can often be a bit of a
damp squib after a Test series and hopefully it will be a positive
rather than negative end to the summer," he said."It's not something we have discussed amongst us until now, but I'm sure
we will soon. The summer has gone great for us; we are hoping to carry
that on in the one-day series. It's a better feeling to be winning
rather than losing," he added.In their last two Ashes wins, where they beat Australia 2-1 at home in
2009 and 3-1 away last winter, England were unable to hold on to their
form and lost 1-6 in the two seven-match ODI series that followed.Asked about England's poor ODI record, Swann said, "I dunno we've
missed a certain X-factor in players but I think we're getting that now
in Jake Dernbach and Eoin Morgan.we're starting to find those real
match-winners with bat and ball."The five-match ODI series versus India begins in Durham on Saturday.
