ODI series win scant consolation for England

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Indexed  June 28, 2010

England beating Australia in any form of cricketing competition is usually enough call the OBE engraver into premature action, whilst a series win gets the Buckingham butler busy.That should have been the case for England on Sunday when they won the third ODI against Australia at Old Trafford to seal the series with two games to go.Their dominance over the Aussies in the World Cup format has been absolute in all areas. There should have been heralds, town criers and unabated man-joy.Were it not for that pesky scoreline in Bloemfontein...As much as the new England cricket side is striding like an avenging Ozymandias over all-comers in the short ...   See the complete post here

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