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Team of the week: Four Englishmen make the XI after victory in Kolkata

Matt Floyd selects a team of the week in world cricket

Jason Roy made his third fifty of the ODI series, in Kolkata (Credit: AFP)

Who have been the standout performers in world cricket this week? Sky Sports' Matt Floyd picks our team of the week...

Lots of good performances this week to choose from. There was only one English player in the XI last week but after winning in Kolkata, four have made the cut this time around. I'm backing this side to be competitive in all formats!

Do you agree with our team? And who was the MVP from our XI this week? Tweet us @SkyCricket...

1) David Warner (Australia)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22:  David Warner of Australia celebrates scoring a century during game four of the One Day International series between Austra
Image: David Warner won his second Allan Border medal in as many years

A century, series win and second successive Allan Border medal make it a week to remember for David Warner. He's scored five tons in his last 10 ODI innings.

2) Jason Roy (England)

Roy is in the side for the second week running after passing 50 in all three ODIs against India. He finished as England's leading run scorer in the series but will be slightly frustrated he didn't fully capitalise on his form to make a hundred.

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3) Steve Smith (Australia) - captain

Steven Smith celebrates his century
Image: Steven Smith captains Matt Floyd's XI this week

Led Australia to a comfortable victory in Perth after the team had made a nervy start to the run chase. Not sure about the headband though.

4) Eoin Morgan (England)

Showed he is still worth his place in his England side with a blistering innings in Cuttack that almost saw the tourists to an improbable win. Decisions at the death worked in Kolkata to make sure the team weren't whitewashed.

Eoin Morgan made a magnificent century in England's defeat in Cuttack (Credit: AFP)
Image: Eoin Morgan made a magnificent century in England's defeat in Cuttack (Credit: AFP)

5) Yuvraj Singh (India)

Watching Yuvraj last Friday it felt as though the clock had been turned back a few years. That beautiful swing of the bat is still an absolute pleasure to behold. It was an important innings for the team too, as, had he gone early, England may well have levelled the series.

6) MS Dhoni (India) - wicketkeeper

India's Mahindra Singh Dhoni (C) raises his bat after completing his half century as India's Yuvraj Singh (L) (Credit: AFP)
Image: MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were in fabulous form in the second ODI against England (Credit: AFP)

Forced Yuvraj to share the limelight in Cuttack by playing his best one-day innings for some time. The lifting of the captaincy burden may well lead to an even more care free approach to his batting.

7) Ben Stokes (England)

Showed his quality and mental toughness by putting in a crucial all-round performance at a ground where he had previously suffered his biggest failure. As Ravi Shastri said on commentary, there should be no shortage of IPL franchises keen to sign him on a big-money contract.

8) Chris Woakes (England)

Chris Woakes held his nerve in the final over to see England over the line (Credit: AFP)
Image: Chris Woakes held his nerve in the final over to see England over the line in Kolkata (Credit: AFP)

Despite his 10 overs going for 75, Woakes gets in for holding his nerve when the game was on the line. With the in-form Kedar Jadhav at the crease and six needed from four balls, India were hot favourites so not to concede another run was an outstanding effort under pressure. Also chipped in with the bat.

9) Tim Southee (New Zealand)

Picked up eight wickets in the final Test against Bangladesh as the Black Caps took the series 2-0. In the process he became the second fastest New Zealander to 200 Test wickets, only the great Richard Hadlee got there quicker.

Tim Southee (centre) of New Zealand is congratulated by team mates after taking five wickets against Bangladesh
Image: Tim Southee picked up eight wickets as New Zealand beat Bangladesh

10) Ish Sodhi (Adelaide Strikers)

If you can't get into the team of the week after taking 6-11 in a T20 match then there must have been some very stiff competition! He had three balls in his spell left too so I wonder if he could've become the first man ever to take seven? Sadly, we'll never know.

11) Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)

South African bowler Lungi Ngidi (R) celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva (L) during the second T20 match
Image: Lungi Ngidi starred in South Africa's T20I clashes with Sri Lanka

The Proteas' decision to blood new players in the T20I series against Sri Lanka has certainly worked for Ngidi who took six wickets in two games. It will be interesting to see how he copes in the 50-over stuff - he's been included in the squad.