England secured their first whitewash victory in Sri Lanka after winning a tense final Test in Colombo.
Requiring 327 in the final innings to clinch a consolation win, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284 to hand England victory by 42 runs.
As has been the case throughout the series, it was Englands spinners that inflicted most of the damage, with Moeen Ali and Jack Leech sharing eight wickets.
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The 3-0 win represents Englands third series whitewash in a Test series away from home.
Following the historic triumph, the England team were filmed celebrating in the dressing room, with captain Joe Root leading a chorus of Allez Allez Allez.
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The chant became infamous during Liverpools run to the Champions League final last season.
This is what it means to become the first England team to complete a clean sweep in Asia…
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 26, 2018
Speaking after Englands series win, which saw them move up to second in the ICC Test rankings, Root said: Any side that is No 1 in the world has good players missing out and thats where we want to be.
We want to keep pushing, keep improving so guys are going to have to accept that on occasions they are going to miss out.
Having that environment will keep driving guys in possession forward. It feels like we are in a good place but we cant be happy with where we are – we have a lot of hard work still to do.
It has been great to see us grow as a group on this trip but we have to react to the new challenges ahead in the West Indies and beyond.
We need to have an open mind as to the way we approach things, as we have done in Sri Lanka.
If we have to change our method with the bat or our formula with the ball, we will be pushing India really hard.
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England secured their first whitewash victory in Sri Lanka after winning a tense final Test in Colombo.
Requiring 327 in the final innings to clinch a consolation win, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284 to hand England victory by 42 runs.
As has been the case throughout the series, it was Englands spinners that inflicted most of the damage, with Moeen Ali and Jack Leech sharing eight wickets.
More: Cricket
The 3-0 win represents Englands third series whitewash in a Test series away from home.
Following the historic triumph, the England team were filmed celebrating in the dressing room, with captain Joe Root leading a chorus of Allez Allez Allez.
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The chant became infamous during Liverpools run to the Champions League final last season.
This is what it means to become the first England team to complete a clean sweep in Asia…
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 26, 2018
Speaking after Englands series win, which saw them move up to second in the ICC Test rankings, Root said: Any side that is No 1 in the world has good players missing out and thats where we want to be.
We want to keep pushing, keep improving so guys are going to have to accept that on occasions they are going to miss out.
Having that environment will keep driving guys in possession forward. It feels like we are in a good place but we cant be happy with where we are – we have a lot of hard work still to do.
It has been great to see us grow as a group on this trip but we have to react to the new challenges ahead in the West Indies and beyond.
We need to have an open mind as to the way we approach things, as we have done in Sri Lanka.
If we have to change our method with the bat or our formula with the ball, we will be pushing India really hard.
More: Cricket
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