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Andrew Strauss is certain England's historic Ashes success has not been undermined by their one-day series thrashing.

Battered and bruised England flew home from Australia with critics dismissing their chances in this month's World Cup.

After winning the Ashes 3-1 for their first triumph Down Under for 24 years, England were hammered 6-1 in the one-dayers, in which six players suffered tour-ending injuries.

But skipper Strauss said his team should be proud of what they had achieved and had nothing to beat themselves up over.

He said: "They are two different forms of the game and that Ashes victory was incredibly special and one that we'll savour forever.

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"You talk to people and they say 'great tour' even though we have just lost 6-1. "We're disappointed with the one-day results, but very happy with what we've achieved overall."

Batsman Eoin Morgan remains the biggest doubt for the World Cup with a "substantial break" to the top of the middle finger on his left hand.

"We have spoken about replacements, but we have to see what the specialist says first," said Strauss.

"There's no point in thinking too far ahead if Morgan is available."

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

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