England can take confidence from crushing win
England have reacquainted themselves with the art of winning, which is no small thing with the Ashes seven weeks away, writes Mike Atherton in the Times .
England's successes were numerous: the composure and class of Ravi Bopara, named England's man of the series for his two hundreds; the vitality and skill of James Anderson, the man of the match; the purity of Matt Prior's strokeplay; the imposing presence and intelligence of Stuart Broad with the new ball; the honest endeavour of Graham Onions at first change and the sparky enthusiasm of Graeme Swann.
Anderson, meanwhile, was outstanding. With atmospheric conditions perfect for him and having managed to get a decent shine on the ball, he made it talk so eloquently that it should be signed up immediately for next week's Question Time. He now has complete control of swing both from over the wicket and, more difficult to execute, from around the wicket, where his ability to hoop the ball away from the left-hander brought memories of Bob Massie and, indeed, such was his pace, Mike Procter.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo