England wrist-spinner Adil Rashid has claimed that even in the presence of Steve Smith and David Warner, England would have dismantled Australia – just like they did after the conclusion of the Ashes.

The world number one ODI team have won their first four games against reigning ODI world champions Australia, who are playing their first series under the captaincy and coaching of Tim Paine and Justin Langer respectively.

Australia have not only lost their first four games but also faced their biggest ever ODI defeat when England crushed them by winning the game by 242 runs in the third ODI. This has led to claims that Australia might have been able to salvage some pride had David Warner and Steve Smith been in the team.

But Rashid doesn’t echo those sentiments.

"Those players were still playing in Australia — Steve Smith, Warner, Cummins, Hazlewood. They were still playing. We won 4-1 there, and here it´s 4-0, so I think it's very similar."

Rashid, however, is keeping himself grounded as he was asked about the chances of whitewashing the Aussies, stating that they can only talk about it if it is done.

"We're not talking about that at the moment. Once the game's done, if you've got the whitewash, then you've got things to talk about."

Rashid is now England’s most successful spin bowler in ODI cricket with 106 wickets to his name. He overtook the tally of Graeme Swann in the last ODI and stated that he was incredibly proud of his achievement.

"I'm proud of that. Swanny was a great bowler for England across all formats, so going past him means a lot."

Only recently, the leg-spinner retired from red-ball cricket, but he seems to be totally fine with the decision since he hasn’t particularly done well in the format.