Australian cricketers say there's no such thing as a dead rubber.
Particularly on Australia Day, and particularly against England.
Australia enter Friday's fourth one-dayer at Adelaide Oval, trailing 3-0 in the five-game series.
But batsman Travis Head says the fixture holds great significance for himself and his Australian teammates.
"It's extremely important," Head said.
"It's not just this series. It goes on with a lot of white-ball cricket for the rest of the summer.
"It's very important to try and find a way to beat them. They are playing extremely well at the minute.
"We probably haven't played the way we would have liked so, hopefully, we can go out there and play the brand of cricket that we want to play - an attacking brand.
"Now the series is over and the pressure, I guess, has come out of it a little bit, hopefully guys can go out and find that rhythm, find the way to win games of cricket."
Head is hoping to replace Australia's best-performed batsman of the series, Aaron Finch, at the top of the order.
Finch will miss Friday's game because of a hamstring strain, with Glenn Maxwell drafted into the squad as additional cover.
Whoever plays for the home side will confront an English outfit eyeing a clean sweep of a ODI series in Australia - a feat they have never accomplished.
"Everyone is keen to make history here," English allrounder Mooen Ali said.
"Obviously being 3-0 up is a great position. (But) this is where we have probably struggled a little bit, where we have won the series and let our guard down a little bit. it's something that we want to change.
"To win it ... 5-0 would be an amazing feeling."
The last game of the series will be played on Sunday at Perth's new stadium.
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