Mitchell Starc believes Australia's Tri-Series victory over England can help "reopen a few scars" from last winter's miserable Ashes tour.
England were whitewashed in the 2013/14 Test series and also lost both limited-overs legs, leaving Australia humiliated and downtrodden.
A year later they are back Down Under for a three-way one-day contest, which also involves India, before the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Their time away got off to a familiar start at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where the home side claimed a three-wicket victory with a massive 61 balls to spare.
"Hopefully we reopened a few scars tonight," said the left-arm paceman. "They're going to have to be out here for a few months now with this Tri-Series and the World Cup so there's no better way to kick off our campaign than getting one above them."
Eoin Morgan excelled with the bat on his bow as England's permanent one-day captain, his century lifting the tourists towards respectability after slumping to 33 for four.
But the comprehensive defeat, which saw Australia claim a bonus point, meant he struggled to enjoy the moment.
"Overall I'm really disappointed," he said. "We came into the game with a lot of good preparation under our belt and within the side we would have had a lot of expectation on ourselves, so we have a lot of disappointed guys in the changing room.
"We're going to have to dust ourselves off and come back in four days (against India).
"There are certain positives we can take from the game but ultimately being four down so early has cost us.
"Simply, we weren't good enough to adapt the wicket and play accordingly. They bowled well up front, but nothing that we shouldn't be capable of dealing with."
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