James Anderson wants England to start afresh against Australia at Durham on Sunday and banish thoughts of becoming the first side in history to lose a one-day international series 7-0.
After the elation of Ashes success, England's limited-overs squad has been blown away by Australia in six successive NatWest Series outings.
The sixth defeat was its most humbling, a 111-run thrashing as the hosts capitulated for 185 on what appeared to be a decent batting track.
But Lancashire seamer Anderson, who marked his return to the line-up with four wickets at Trent Bridge following a two-match rest, has called for the side to treat the game as a one-off warm-up for next week's Champions Trophy rather than focus on recent results.
"Obviously we don't want to lose 7-0. There'll be a lot of pride to play for on Sunday. We're very disappointed with the way we've played in this series, we've never really clicked as a team," he said.
"But we've got the Champions Trophy to look forward to now as a fresh start. We need to use this as a warm-up game for that."
"We have to try and forget as much as possible that we're 6-0 down and make sure we put in the performances we're capable of."
Despite England looking second best with both bat and ball, as well as in the field, Anderson believes the margins between the teams remain relatively small.
"The vast majority of us in the dressing-room still believe we can beat Australia, and we think that 6-0 probably flatters them a bit," he said.
"We know that we've not yet played anywhere near the standard that we're capable of."
Anderson also addressed the increasingly concerning problem of running between the wickets in the England camp.
Owais Shah has been subject to plenty of criticism for some indecisive calling during the series, while both Ravi Bopara and Matt Prior were run out by Ricky Ponting in Nottingham.
Anderson admits it is an unacceptable problem for a major international team to have.
"You'd think that after playing cricket for most of our lives, we'd be able to do that, it's not the most difficult of skills," he conceded.
"Throughout the series, it seems as though we've tried to make it look as complicated as possible. I don't know why. It's not really something you can practice, it's just something you ought to be able to do when you've played a lot of cricket.
"I suppose when the confidence is low as a batting team, it affects everything, not just your shot selection."
"To be a good one-day side, you've got to be good at running between the wickets, and we need to improve."