England's captain Andrew Strauss refused to take any satisfaction from his side's last-ditch avoidance of a 7-0 whitewash

Graeme Swann spun Australia to a standstill in a superb spell of 10-1-28-5, after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke had rebuilt the innings in a second-wicket stand of 79

England are on the brink of an unwanted piece of history. No team has ever been whitewashed in a seven-match series and the fragile team faces a huge challenge to stave of Australia at Chester-le-Street

James Anderson has said the players never really clicked as a team in the one-day series but they felt the 6-0 scoreline flattered Australia