London, Sep. 6 : All-rounder James Hopes admits Australia''s winning start to the seven-match one-day series has helped prevent depression descending on the tourists'' camp.

Hopes, who helped his team take a 1-0 lead with that four-run win, said: "Winning at The Oval has certainly stopped a spiral.

"It''s always tough after you have lost an Ashes series. But that win has kick-started our bid to come out on top in this series. England won the Ashes fair and square but we would like to finish here on a high. We are committed to giving it everything at the end of what has been a long tour," The Mirror quoted him, as saying. (ANI)