The Ashes 2013: Andy Flower not satisfied until England win series outright

Andy Flower expects more from his side

England coach Andy Flower has maintained that retaining the Ashes Urn will not suffice but will be satisfied only when England win the series convincingly on their home soil.

England will walk into the fourth Test starting today at Chester-le-Street with their heads held high after retaining the Ashes Urn and maintaining a 2-0 lead in the five match series, courtesy of a rain-drawn third Test at Old Trafford on Monday.

However, the draw hasn’t eliminated the possibility of the series ending in a tie with two matches yet to be played and the Australian side looking more confident after an encouraging performance in the third Test.

In a post-match interview on Tuesday, Mumbai Mirror quoted the Zimbabwean coach as saying: “I suppose it is a great achievement. But for me it’s all about winning this series, so it is still alive with two Tests to go.”

The third Ashes Test match at Manchester saw Australia put up a spirited performance with 527/7 in the first innings thanks to a beautifully-crafted 187 from skipper Michael Clarke while England crumbled to 27/3 in their second innings with a target of 332 to be achieved, before rain played spoilsport on the last day of the Test..

“There are no extravagant celebrations… we want to win the series,” Flower said.

“We are only three matches into a five-match series and are two-nil up, so we want to win at Durham,” he added.

The draw on Monday, however, ensured Australia had ended their six consecutive Test match defeats, their worst performance in 29 years and avoided equalling their all-time worst of seven defeats by the 1885-88 side way back in the 19th century.