England scored 481-6, bettering their own previous world record – 444-3 against Pakistan – before bowling Australia out for 239 and thus taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. The 242-run loss was also Australia’s heaviest-ever in ODIs in terms of runs.

“Certainly a day for everyone in that changing room to be very proud of. The level of intensity was different to anything we’ve done in the last three years,” Morgan said.

“It took us quite a while to get there, but certainly in that New Zealand series (in 2015), we identified that we needed to be good enough as a team to post a match-winning score with the bat, as opposed to previous teams where if someone got over 300 we simply couldn’t chase it down. Because it was something we didn’t practice, something we didn’t preach about.

“But this group of players is … a bit like today, the sky’s the limit with these guys. Having an open mind about what we can achieve is important.”