Rather than focus on an Ashes whitewash less than a week ago, England’s cricketers are looking 400 days ahead to the 2015 World Cup.

Several of England’s one-day international squad are joining the side without the burden of being belted around the country in the Test series.

They’re choosing to see this series in isolation of the Tests, and as a springboard for cricket’s biggest stage next year.

With Australia and New Zealand hosting the World Cup, it’s perfect preparation for an England side looking for their first crown.

After his side’s first group training session, damaging middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan said it was the prospect of taking strides towards the World Cup that excited him.

“If you look at the last one-day series, the opportunities that came about, it was the rise of Ben Stokes and Boyd Rankin and Chris Jordan,” he said.

“They’ve grabbed opportunities with both hands with the bat and ball, which is great to see really in preparation building for a World Cup in 2015.”

With one eye clearly on the World Cup, Morgan needed no reminding that the 2015 opener was 400 days away at the MCG.

“The stuff that we build, the platform we build while we’re here is really important,” he said.

“It’s important that we learn from any mistakes and we build confidence down this side of the world.”

Morgan has been in Australia playing for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League who, like his Test teammates, are winless from five.

Those defeats – or linking up with a squad reportedly riddled with division – haven’t dampened his positivity ahead of the five-game ODI series.

“The guys are good; we’ve had six, seven fresh faces come into the side and brought a lot of energy, including myself,” he said.

“The guys are champing at the bit to get involved … young guys coming through who are keen to score runs and take wickets.”

“The (division) suggestions are it was all the Test (squad) but I’ve nothing to add.”

Australia claimed the last ODI series against England 2-1 in England last year.