The series saw the two powerhouses of wheelchair rugby battle it out for the first time since the gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games where the US beat their rivals.

This time around, the reigning Paralympic and world champions again came out on top against the team likely to be their biggest contender for the World Championship crown in Vancouver in September.

However, Australia’s single win in the five match series meant that the 2008 Paralympic silver medalists snapped the US formidable two-year winning streak.

After the US took an early lead in the series with a convincing win in the first game, the Australians ended the home side's winning record that dated back to June 2008 with a dramatic 50-49 victory to tie the series at 1-1.

The Americans though, stormed back to claim the last three games of the series and justify their number one ranking.

But Dubberley was encouraged by the way his team troubled the world’s best side and grateful of the chance to get in some tough practice ahead of the World Championships against a team who rarely play internationally outside of the major tournaments.

Dubberley said: "It was a disappointing loss to a strong US side but even with this loss, it highlights many positives, one of them being able to run the current number one team in the world to their limits.

"Our team as a whole understands the US athletes and the way they play much better and this will be extremely important for us at World Championships."

The Australian’s now turn to this weekend's Canada Cup where they will take on more of the world’s top international teams including Canada, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Japan and Britain.

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