ECB Annual Report & Accounts 2006 - Roll of Honour

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PICTURES 1 Andrew Flintoff with the Commonwealth Bank Series trophy after England defeated Australia in the second final in Sydney. 2 Alastair Cook drives during the third Test between Australia and England at the WACA in Perth. 1 England Internationals England began 2006 by rewriting the record books. No England team had won a Test match in India for twenty one years. And when Michael Vaughan, Marcus Trescothick and Simon Jones were all forced to return home early, the odds were stacked against them. But after drawing the first Test in Nagpur where debutant Alastair Cook made a maiden Test century, and losing the second Test in Mohali, stand-in captain Andrew Flintoff led the team to a famous victory in Mumbai which squared the three-match series 1-1. The team were unable to maintain the same high standards in the one-day series – succumbing to a 5-1 defeat – their only victory coming in searing 45-degree heat in Jamshedpur. Sri Lanka proved to be much tougher opposition than had been anticipated in the first half of the English summer. Poor catching allowed the tourists to escape with a draw in the first Test at Lord’s and although England won comfortably at Edgbaston, Muttiah Muralitharan spun Sri Lanka to victory at Trent Bridge. batting collapse on the final day allowed Australia to conjure an improbable victory and gain all-important momentum which saw them win the next three Test Matches and the series 5-0. When England subsequently lost five of their first six matches in the Commonwealth Bank Series, it was the cue for an orgy of ‘pommie-bashing’ in the Australian media. The criticism was premature. Paul Collingwood’s century against New Zealand in Brisbane secured England a place in the finals and the Durham batsman then made scores of 120 not out and 70 to set up back-to-back victories over Australia in the finals. It was a significant achievement for the one-day squad. No England team had won an ODI series abroad since the Sharjah Trophy in 1997. England returned home with their pride intact and left their hosts tasting defeat in a tri-series final for the first time in 14 years. 2 With captain Andrew Flintoff subsequently ruled out for the rest of the summer with an ankle injury, stand-in captain Andrew Strauss had to endure a five-nil thrashing at the hands of Sri Lanka in The NatWest Series. But there was a remarkable turn-around in the team’s form in the npower Test series against Pakistan. Ian Bell made hundreds in three consecutive Test matches, Stephen Harmison produced a vintage fast-bowling performance at Old Trafford and Monty Panesar confirmed his growing reputation as a spinner of genuine international class. Two nil up with one to play then became a three-nil series win after Pakistan forfeited the final Test at the Brit Oval. England’s one-day form continued to oscillate. Two-nil down in the NatWest Series against Pakistan, the team recovered to level the series 2-2. Flintoff returned as captain for the ICC Champions Trophy in India, but the team were eliminated at the group stage, winning only one match against West Indies. ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2006 14 Worse was to follow in the Ashes Series in Australia. Comprehensively beaten in the first Test at Brisbane, England were the better team for the first four days in the second Test at Adelaide where Hoggard bowled superbly and Paul Collingwood made the first double hundred by an Englishman ‘down under’ for 70 years. But a disastrous
PICTURES 3 Paul Collingwood sits on the pavilion step named in honour of his double century against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in the second Ashes Test. 4 Ian Bell celebrates his century during the second npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford. 5 England have a victory huddle after winning the third Test against India in Mumbai. 3 4 5 England A The England A squad, captained by Vikram Solanki, toured the West Indies in February and March 2006, for two Tests and five one-day internationals. The tour offered players the opportunity to hone their skills in competitive cricket over the winter and subsequently many went on to represent England at full international level later in the year, while James Anderson, Alastair Cook and Owais Shah left during the tour to join the England team in India and were replaced by Stuart Broad, Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara and Steven Davies. England U19 The England U19 squad reached the semi-finals of the sixth U19 World Cup held in Sri Lanka in early 2006, only to lose to India, a team widely regarded as one of the strongest in the competition. After chalking up three wins (Nepal and Ireland) and one loss (Zimbabwe) in the group stages, England U19 accounted for Bangladesh in the quarter-finals but was overwhelmed by India, the eventual runners up. India U19 also proved too strong when they visited England for a Test and ODI series over the 2006 summer. Led by Essex opening batsman Varun Chopra, England U19 drew two Test matches with India but failed to register a win in the three ODIs played. The England A team and the U19 squad continues to be an important part of the ECB’s cricket development programme and the large number of players from recent U19 teams who have gone on to represent England A, and then selected for the England Test and ODI squads, is testament to the success of the programme in nurturing the best young cricketing talent throughout England and Wales. ENGLAND INTERNATIONALS India v England 3 Tests Drew 1-1 India v England 7 ODIs India won 5-1 npower Test Series England v Sri Lanka – 3 Tests Drew 1-1 NatWest Series England v Sri Lanka -5 ODIs Sri Lanka won 5-0 NatWest International Twenty20 England v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won npower Test Series England v Pakistan - 4 Tests England won 3-0 NatWest International Twenty20 England v Pakistan Pakistan won NatWest Series England v Pakistan - 5 ODIs Drew 2-2 3 Mobile Ashes Series Australia v England – 5 Tests Australia won 5-0 CB Tri-Series Australia, N. Zealand & England England won finals 2-0 v Australia England A West Indies A v England A 2 Test Series West Indies A won 1-0 West Indies A v England A 5 Match ODI Series West Indies A won 3-2 England Under 19 U19 World Cup England Semi-Finalists U19 Test Series England v India - 3 Tests India won 1-0 Under 19 One-Day Series England v India - 3 ODIs India won 3-0 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2006 15
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