England captain Michael Vaughan knows the attitude of his team will be crucial in the final Test against South Africa starting on Friday.
England lead the five-Test series 2-1 and a draw at Centurion would be enough to give them their first series win in South Africa since the 1964/65 season.
"We have to go out and play positively and try to win the match. If we go in aiming for the draw then we've got the wrong mindset," Vaughan told reporters at the ground on Thursday.
"Being 2-1 up is very exciting and it will make sure we're energised going into the Test. We have a real goal to aim for -- we can make history."
Vaughan was optimistic strike bowler Steve Harmison could be the major vehicle to secure a win, even though the Durham paceman has taken just seven wickets in the four Tests played.
"Steve is fully fit for selection and we've seen in the last year just what a threat he can be.
"I always feel there's a bag of wickets just around the corner for him and I'm sure South Africa would love to not see him in the team," Vaughan said.
NO PANIC
He also defended England's middle-order batting after their combined failure in Johannesburg.
"Numbers five, six and seven were disappointing at the Wanderers but throughout our successful run individuals have been sticking their hands up at key times.
"There's certainly no panic and they're all quality players and I'm sure they'll produce the goods again."
Vaughan praised the quality of cricket played in the series between England, the second-ranked team in the Test arena, and South Africa, ranked sixth.
"The whole series has been very up and down and most of the games could have gone either way."
Vaughan said an initial pitch inspection suggested the batsmen could face trying times in the Test.
"The practice nets have been doing quite a bit and the pitch out in the middle looks the same. I guess it could come down to the toss of the coin, which rules me out of the equation!"
Vaughan, who has won just seven tosses in his 23 Tests in charge, added: "But we wouldn't expect anything else from a home team that is 2-1 down."
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