Root century sets up consolation victory
Joe Root's century powered England to 294, a total which India had little chance of chasing after their top-order collapsed
Joe Root's century powered England to 294, a total which India had little chance of chasing after their top-order collapsed
Joe Root's second ODI century helped England beat India in the fifth and final ODI by a comfortable 41-run margin in Leeds on Friday.
A stats review at the end of the fifth ODI between England and India at Headingley
Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between England and India at Headingley
Neither Boycott nor Vaughan were able to satisfy their local crowd in one-day cricket but Root finally broke the 41-year duck
Despite a heavy defeat, India had Mohammed Shami at his yorker-firing best at the death at Headingley, pointing the way for the rest of the Indian attack
The one-day series was threatening to continue the trend of Ajinkya Rahane not building on his starts, but then he sped towards a maiden hundred which helped ease his concerns
With their one-day plans in a familiar mess six months out from the World Cup, questions abound on England's priorities and strategy