England have sent a warning signal to their rivals in the upcoming World Cup by completing a 4-0 sweep of Pakistan in a five-match ODI series. Eoin Morgan & Co. thrashed Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth ODI at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday.
During the course of another dominant win, England also set up a new record by becoming the first team to score four 340-plus totals on the trot in ODIs. Pakistan had the opportunity to equal the record during their chase of 352 but England all-rounder Chris Woakes had other ideas.
Woakes picked up a brilliant five-fer (10-2-54-5) on a batting friendly track and guided his side to bowl out the tourists for 297 in 46.5 overs.
Well, England managed to box out Pakistan with their batting unit throughout the series. The English batsmen had chased down 340-plus totals in the 3rd and 4th ODIs earlier this week with relative ease after the hosts defended a 374-run target in the second ODI on May 11.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to England’s dominance:
For figures of 10-2-54-5, Chris Woakes is the Player of the Match 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/8H1yOyMfCp
— ICC (@ICC) May 19, 2019
Four-plus wkt hauls in ODIs for England – on most occasions
13 – James Anderson in 194 games
12 – Darren Gough in 158 games
12 – Chris Woakes in 88 games 😱#EngvPak— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 19, 2019
🏅 @chriswoakes making the Bear very proud today with 🖐 for the third time in ODIs
🐻#YouBears #MTBP pic.twitter.com/S2iOqc4618
— Warwickshire CCC 🏏 (@WarwickshireCCC) May 19, 2019
Chris Woakes' first two overs ball-by-ball:
00W00000W00W#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/80SMkxHvGB
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) May 19, 2019
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 👏 👏
200 List A wickets for @chriswoakes
The 🧙♂️ is at it again!#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/OzafyKH7Tc
— PCA (@PCA) May 19, 2019
England win by 54 runs.
The series is clinched 4 nil.
5 wickets for @chriswoakes
Next stop the World Cup! #BBCCricket #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/I4CGmRIxpF
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) May 19, 2019
Brilliant @chriswoakes 🙌 https://t.co/yLEYrZWeKO
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) May 19, 2019
Three explosive knocks at the top of the order earn Jason Roy the Player of the Series award 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/N3dZehwqv6
— ICC (@ICC) May 19, 2019
Jason Roy won the 4th ODI for England!#ENGvPAK #4thODI pic.twitter.com/Y8UpuVssbK
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 19, 2019