Ben Stokes believes England will climb to the top of the one-day international world rankings if they can maintain the form which saw them claim a series victory over Bangladesh.
Stokes played a key role with an unbeaten 47 as England won the deciding third ODI against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Wednesday to wrap up a third successive one-day series triumph, having beaten Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home earlier this year.
England are currently fifth in the ODI rankings, behind Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and India, but Stokes has targeted top spot.
"It's really exciting. If we carry on like this we'll achieve our target of being world No 1," said all-rounder Stokes, who was named man of the series.
England's defeat to Bangladesh in Adelaide, which knocked them out of the 2015 World Cup, led to a number of changes in the set-up and Stokes believes they are now starting to pay dividends.
"The team we have had together for the last 18 months have been playing unbelievable cricket," the 25-year-old added.
With captain Eoin Morgan sitting out the Bangladesh series over security concerns, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler was tasked with leading a young and inexperienced squad against a side that had won their six previous home ODI series.
"Me and Jos work quite well. We're quite aggressive in how we want to play our cricket, not just with the bat and the ball, but with field placings," said Stokes, who was vice-captain for the series.