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After England took a 2-1 lead against India in the seven-match one-day series, Pietersen said: "We must get away from saying how talented we are.

"We've now got guys like Alastair Cook scoring a hundred, and guys like Ian Bell starting to fulfil his potential.

"I've said in a (team) meeting that if we can fulfil that potential, then I don't think anyone can beat us."

Interview: England's Kevin Pietersen

England won the first match of the series at the Rose Bowl by 104 runs.

India levelled at Bristol with a nine-run win before Paul Collingwood's team regained the lead with a 42-run victory at Edgbaston.

I don't think anyone can beat us on our day, but we need consistency England's Kevin Pietersen

"In the nearly three years I've played for England, there have not been many mornings when you wake up thinking 'we could win a one-day series' - and a big series at that," said Pietersen.

"But I woke up on Tuesday thinking we could now be 3-0 up. In three games, we have scored around 900 runs and I haven't played in an England team before that could say that.

"We've also really competed against one of the best sides that includes some of the greats of the game.

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"Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid - they've got 35,000 runs or so between them, just those three guys. To be competing against them and knowing we could be 3-0 up is an awesome feeling.

"The way we played that first game at Southampton - the talent we've got with our bowlers and our batters - I don't think anyone can beat us on our day, but we need that consistency."