Team of the week: Four Englishmen make the XI after victory in Kolkata
Matt Floyd selects a team of the week in world cricket
Monday 23 January 2017 23:08, UK
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!
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1) David Warner (Australia)
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.
3) Steve Smith (Australia) - captain
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.
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
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)
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.
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)
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.