Golf, beach, and fireworks – it’s not your average build-up to a game, but England hope their recent down time in Australia will end up boosting their World Cup title hopes.

A week-long break between games in the current tri-series has given England’s players plenty of time to unwind and get their mind off cricket.

The Australia Day fireworks proved to be a popular attraction, while rounds of golf and visits to Perth’s beaches have also been on the itinerary.

The players have been back hard at work in recent days in preparation for Friday’s one-day clash with India at the WACA Ground, with the winner to meet Australia in Sunday’s final.

England captain Eoin Morgan said learning how best to cope with lengthy breaks before important matches would prove critical ahead of the World Cup, which begins on February 14 and runs through to March 29.

“Having too much cricket on your mind can sometimes create an issue where you’re going around in circles or you’re thinking about something too much,” Morgan said on Thursday.

“The less guys have to think about it, the better.

“And the more we can get used to time off going into the World Cup, it would be really useful.

“I mean we’ll have stages like this throughout the World Cup that we’ll need to get ourselves ready for.

“Our emphasis is going to be on match day and being as mentally and physically fit as we can to take on whoever it is.”

With Australia already locked away for Sunday’s tri-series final, England’s match against India has been transformed into a knockout encounter.

Morgan said his team gained huge confidence from its crushing nine-wicket win over India in Brisbane last week.

There was also plenty to like in England’s recent loss to Australia, where the visitors posted 8-303 before being overhauled on the second last ball of the match.

England and Australia will open their World Cup campaigns against each other on February 14, and Morgan would love nothing more than to earn another crack at the hosts in the tri-series final.

“The opportunity to play Australia on Sunday is huge,” he said.