England captain Paul Collingwood wants Twenty20 record
First Twenty20 International: Australia v England
Venue: Adelaide Date: Wednesday, 12 January Start time: 0835 GMT
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England captain Paul Collingwood has targeted an international Twenty20 record when his side meet Australia.
The world champions can seal an eighth consecutive win in the format when they face Cameron White's team in Adelaide on Wednesday, the first of two matches.
"We've won seven on the trot and will set a new record if we make it eight," said Collingwood. "It's not easy to win that many on the trot in Twenty20.
"The guys are focused and ambitious and these are two huge games for us."
England's run started in their victorious World Twenty20 campaign in the Caribbean last year, which ended with a thumping seven-wicket win over the Australians in the final.
They've been playing fantastic cricket and we don't want to let them break the record
Australia vice-captain Tim Paine
They also have momentum from the Ashes Test series, which England won 3-1 to secure their first series win in Australia since 1986-87, and Collingwood, who retired from the Test team after winning in Sydney, says they want to build on that success.
"Australia always want to beat England - and we always want to beat them," said the 34-year-old. "Whatever form of the game it is against Australia we are desperate to win.
"We've got the momentum and obviously don't want to let Australia back in."
Collingwood hinted at a recall to the Twenty20 side for in-form batsman Ian Bell, who impressed during the Ashes and hit a sparkling 124 from 102 balls in Monday's seven-wicket win over a Prime Minister's XI in Canberra, albeit in a 50-over match.
Bell has not played for England's Twenty20 side for nearly three years, but Collingwood said: "He's in fantastic form, he has been since he arrived in Australia.
"That was a very clinical innings and he has staked his claim for a place in the Twenty20 side.
Australia will be much-changed from the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, with only Shane Watson, Steve Smith and Mitchell Johnson retaining their places in the shorter form of the game.
Strike bowlers Brett Lee - who retired from Test cricket in 2010 - and Shaun Tait will spearhead their attack, with fast bowler James Pattinson aiming to make his debut.
Australia vice-captain Tim Paine, who skippered the losing Prime Minister's XI side, says the hosts will be looking for a change in fortunes under new skipper White, who has replaced Michael Clarke in the role.
"England have certainly have been the best team recently," said Paine. "They've been playing fantastic cricket, but it's also a new era for our Twenty20 side.
"We've certainly got a good side ourselves and we don't want to let them break that world record. Then we want to start something similar ourselves.
"We'll be confident going into the T20 game, but England are the current world champions and it will be a huge game."
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Australia (from): White (capt), Warner, Watson, Finch, David Hussey, Smith, Paine (wk), Johnson, O'Keefe, Lee, Tait, Pattinson.
England (from): Collingwood (capt), Davies (wk), Bell, Pietersen, Trott, Lumb, Morgan, Wright, Yardy, Bresnan, Swann, Tredwell, Shahzad, Finn, Woakes, Tremlett.