England star Joe Root has insisted that he and his side are full of confidence ahead of next week's first Ashes Test against Australia.
The tourists registered a seven-wicket win over a Cricket Australia Invitational XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Root, who contributed 75 runs in England's first innings, believes that the victory has given England a big boost.
"Obviously it's great to get in a good performance this week. Good to see a lot of the lads put in strong performances and taking a lot of confidence forward to next week," Root told Sky Sports News.
"Everyone has really contributed and that's really pleasing. There will be a lot of positives to take forward to next week and hopefully we can take the momentum from this win into that.
"It's very exciting now, obviously getting the warm-up games out of the way. We've prepared very well. We've got a very important few days ahead of us. I think the mood is very good in the camp and we're really looking forward to the whole series really."
The first Test will begin in Brisbane on Thursday.
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