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The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.
England overcame a difficult first hour against the West Indies at Edgbaston to finish day two firmly on top and strong favourites to secure a 3-0 clean sweep.
That’s the thing about Joe Root, you barely notice him, and then you look up at the scoreboard to see he’s 33 years old and an elder statesman of the world game.
England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.
At 115-5 on day one of the Edgbaston Test, having won the toss and elected to bat first on a placid surface, the West Indies threatened to be blown away as they had been five days earlier in Nottingham.