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Nottingham: Eoin Morgan is determined to derive some benefit from his close-up view of Australia captain Ricky Ponting's match-winning century in the fifth ODI at Trent Bridge.
At Tuesday's half-way mark, former Ireland batsman Morgan was earning plaudits for a 58 - his highest score for his adopted country in six matches at this level - that helped England to a decent total of 299.
But that innings was soon put in the shade by Ponting's commanding 126, the all-time batting great's 27th ODI century, which helped see Australia to a four-wicket win and a 5-0 lead in the seven-match series.
Morgan, speaking ahead of Thursday's second day/night clash at Trent Bridge, said: "It wasn't great from an England point of view, but as a batsman watching him I could really see that determination in him to bat for the majority of the 50 overs and take the innings by the scruff of the neck.
"It was as if he was saying 'I'm going to win this game of cricket for my team' and he went about doing that with a fantastic knock that is the hallmark of a world-class player."
The Middlesex left-hander added: "I've not had the chance to pick his brains yet, but watching him up close can't fail to help any batsman because he has dominated world cricket for such a long time now.
"He is such a great player who sets the benchmark for other batsmen around the world to follow. There is not a great deal that can be done to stop him at times, but that is our aim."
The frustration for England, whose Ashes triumph is fast receding into the distance with every passing one-day defeat, is that Tuesday's match was the first time this series they had got a good score on the board - and yet they still lost.
Turning to England's batting, Morgan said the failure of the top order to turn promising innings into three figure scores was a frustration.
