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Tom Moody, the coach of Sri Lanka, believes his side's recent success in England was a stepping stone towards achieving greater goals in the future

England's credibility as a one-day side took a further blow after their 5-0 thumping to Sri Lanka, dropping to the eighth spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings

Following England's crushing defeat to Sri Lanka yesterday Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, has bemoaned the glut of injuries to have affected his squad, while defending Andrew Strauss' captaincy in the light of a 5-0 whitewash

Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten Sri Lanka's performances against England in the five-match one-day series

Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten England's performances against Sri Lanka in the five-match one-day series

The post-match formalities after Sri Lanka's amazing run chase at Headingley were played out with the surreal backdrop of the final throws of England's World Cup clash against Portugal

Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga led Sri Lanka to a quite brilliant eight-wicket win in the final one-dayer against England at Headingley to secure the most comprehensive of whitewashes, taking the series 5-0 - with over 12 overs to spare

All eyes will be on England as they line-up for another vital international match on Saturday - whether anyone will be paying any interest in the cricketers is another matter entirely

Andrew Strauss was again forced to defend his players after England had their fourth straight defeat

This was a celebration for Sri Lanka says Andrew McGlashan

A new-look England it might have been, but the result was just the same as Sri Lanka swept to a 33-run win at Old Trafford

For England there is only pride to play for, a familiar position for this team in one-day cricket.

Worcestershire's Vikram Solanki has been drafted into England's one-day squad as cover for Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, both of whom have injury concerns

Ian Bell, the Warwickshire and England batsman, has set his sights on a Test recall

The prospect of Michael Vaughan making an England comeback this summer is still unclear following a meeting with experts to discuss his knee injury.

Kevin Pietersen has been cleared to play the remaining matches of the NatWest Series after a scan on his left knee revealed no serious damage

Following England's crushing eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street on Saturday, to hand the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead, the England coach Duncan Fletcher has urged his squad to take greater individual responsibility if they are to a

Andrew Strauss warned that his side would have to urgently show some results if they are ever to be contenders for next year's World Cup in West Indies

Mahela Jayawardene added another chapter to a memorable tour with a series-sealing century as Sri Lanka overpowered England by eight wickets at Chester-le-Street

Stephen Harmison will be looking for a victory at his home ground as England bid to keep their one-day series against Sri Lanka alive on Saturday