The Other Whitewash

England has just whitewashed Australia 2-0 in the CB series final. A couple weeks ago it looked like England's next win would come in a practice match vs. Bermuda on March 5. Now they've won 4 matches in a row and will leave Australia with a trophy.

The great thing about sports is that no matter what you think will happen, you could be wrong. Here's your proof. Even though England came to Australia the #8 ODI team, with Australia the overwhelming #1 and New Zealand #4, and even though England seemed hopelessly out of form for months, and even though England's best ODI player was dropped from the series with a broken rib, and even though England's captain came in, dropped out with an injury, came back, and dropped out again, and even though the Barmy Army has dwindled from about 6000 fans to fewer than 100, and even though Australia won more matches in the series than England, England has thrashed the Aussies on their home grounds in the matches that mattered.

It's not really a sports miracle - Collingwood caught fire at the crease with two hundreds and a 50 in the last 3 matches. In the Ashes he was unlucky not to have won a match with the bat at Adelaide.

I had thought the World Cup would provide some entertainment in determining who would get to lose to Australia, but now who knows what will happen.