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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tim de Lisle (now) and Rob Smyth (earlier)

England thrash Sri Lanka by 223 runs to win the deciding men’s ODI – as it happened

England's Joe Root (R) celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Eshan Malinga, the final wicket.
Joe Root (R) has the last laugh as he takes a sharp catch to dismiss Eshan Malinga and wrap up the win. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

And so we reach the end of a long, hot summer. England won every series they played in except one, the three-Test tussle with New Zealand, which went so badly wrong that Ben Stokes resigned as the Test captain and Brendon McCullum was sacked as the Test coach.

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