Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has slammed the current one-day international team after seeing them slump to a series defeat against India.

The Three Lions were thrashed by nine wickets in Birmingham on Tuesday as India moved into an unassailable 3-0 lead with one match remaining.

With the World Cup taking place at the start of 2015, Botham believes that England should be fielding more younger players in order to freshen things up.

"We can start looking for excuses but the hard, cold facts are we don't learn and if anything we're getting worse," he told Sky Sports News. "There is no other word for it - it's embarrassing.

"Enough is enough. You're running out of time. Let's make some changes. You've lost the series, what have you got to lose in the last game? Bring in some of the younger players and let's see what happens. Blood them, give them a taste."

England and India play the final ODI of the series on Friday at Headingley.