England are aiming to continue their winning streak over the next few weeksas they attempt to build an Ashes momentum.

Having completed an emphatic 2-0 Test series whitewash over West Indies with victory in Chester-le-Street on Monday, England now take a break from the longer form of the game while they concentrate on the one-day series against West Indies and the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

They are two different forms of international cricket, but England believe if they can perform well during these next few weeks it could prove crucial when they assemble again for the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff on July 8.

"The best thing about the two Tests is that we set out to win them and we won them both so there's always going to be that thought in the back of our heads when we get back into the five-day stuff that the game in Durham will be a strong memory for us," said off-spinner Graeme Swann.

The ICC World Twenty20 on the radar

"It's going to be different in the Twenty20 and the one-dayers but if we could win the Twenty20 the whole country is going to go cricket crazy.

"If we can win it, the world's our oyster. If we win this one-day series, perform well in the Twenty20 then hopefully it will have a snowball effect."

A key player in those ambitions will be Lancashire seamer James Anderson, who delivered arguably his finest Test performance at Chester-le-Street to wrap up an innings victory on Monday.

Demonstrating control, hostility and a master-class in swing bowling, Anderson claimed a nine-wicket haul for only the second time in his career and Swann was extremely impressed from his viewing position in the slips.

"Anderson on a roll"

"Personally, I think he's bowling better than he's ever done," enthused Swann. "When he was bowling on that final day at Durham I said to Paul Collingwood that it was as good as it gets bowling-wise.

"He was bowling it at 90mph, swinging it both ways at will and always getting it into the right place. When he was bowling, certainly towards the end, there was a formality that he was going to get a wicket almost every ball.

"That's very rare in cricket, especially in Test cricket, even at tail-enders so if he can carry on bowling like that the sky's the limit for him because the skill level he has now is exceptional."

Anderson and the rest of England's one-day squad will assemble at Headingley today to prepare for the opener to the three-match one-day series tomorrow when they hope to continue the momentum which began with their first ever one-day series win in the Caribbean last month.