England captain Michael Vaughan has played down the bad feeling between his side and Australia on the eve of the triangular series final at Lord's on Saturday.
There was a heated exchange of words between Australia batsman Matthew Hayden and England fast bowler Simon Jones during Tuesday's match at Edgbaston but Vaughan says the incident was blown out of all proportion.
"Both teams are competitive teams," he told a news conference on Friday.
"Australia aren't really more vociferous than other teams. They are just a good team who play it hard. It was only a little incident. You can't get drawn into confrontations if it affects your performance.
"I have always said you stick together as a team but you do your talking with the bat and ball. I don't go out to promote confrontations in the middle."
Vaughan also rejected the idea that England had lacked such feistiness in the past.
"We have always been well up to the challenge of playing Australia," he said.
"Both teams have played good cricket. I think Saturday will be about who handles the pressure better on the day."
England and Australia meet again in three one-day internationals this month followed by the five-Test Ashes series.
