Australia believes it will leave Edgbaston with the mental edge after it batted through the last day to save the third Test on Monday night.
Captain Ricky Ponting said Australia did more than hang on grimly as several of its players ran into form heading into the final two Tests of this year's series.
But England counterpart Andrew Strauss said his team clearly had Australia's measure when conditions suited the home side's bowlers.
Ponting, whose team trails the five-match series 1-0 after three games, said there were plenty of positive signs from the third Test, which ended in a draw after Australia batted through the last day to finish on 5-375.
Marcus North and Michael Hussey, who made 96 and 64 respectively against a ball which offered little swing, found form, while Mitchell Johnson improved after enduring a poor start to the campaign.
"All in all, we've had more individuals this last part of the game contribute more, that's the way I'll look at it," Ponting said.
"We've done what I expected us to do today and we've kept England in the field for a full day, which is a really good thing for us."
Ponting said any team confronted with the bowler-friendly conditions Australia faced on Saturday, when it lost seven wickets in 24 overs, would have also struggled.
"You saw we had the ball swinging too and it was very hard for the English batsmen (as well)," he said.
"The way we finished off the game for me has been very pleasing."
Strauss admitted he felt slightly deflated England could not finish off Australia on the final day but drew solace from his team's dominance of the tourists for long parts of the game.
"What's more encouraging for us is so far in this series when conditions have been in our favour and the ball's done a bit a few of their batsmen have looked vulnerable," he said.
"When it's been flatter they've played better. At Headingley often with cloud cover it does a bit. Hopefully if that's the case they'll be vulnerable again."