England have completed a series victory over world champions India after the fourth one-day international at Lord's ended in a Duckworth/Lewis tie on Sunday when rain forced the players off the field with seven balls remaining.
England have piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford.
With fans and critics losing interest in a one-sided series, India's usually vocal media opted against panning the national cricket team on the front pages of newspapers and consigned yet another test defeat to England to the sports pages instead.
England's rise above India to the top of test cricket's world rankings was as remarkable as it was comprehensive.
Rahul Dravid carried his bat against England to drag India to its highest total of the series before the tourists finished day four of the final test still 162 runs behind after following on.
Despite having already wrapped up the series to become test cricket's No 1 side, England seems intent on fielding its strongest possible lineup for the fourth and final test against India.
Alastair Cook hit his 19th test century as England built a massive lead of 232 runs over India after the second day of the third test at Edgbaston.
England's bid to become the top test-ranked nation in the world received a boost on the opening day of the third test as they reached 84-0 at stumps after bowling India out for 224 at Edgbaston.
Undaunted by the riots that broke out in Birmingham on Monday night, England takes on India in the third test at Edgbaston on Wednesday, with rival captains Andrew Strauss and Mahendra Singh Dhoni both supporting the decision to go ahead with the game.
India made a solid start in its attempt to save the first test against England, reaching 80-1 at stumps on the fourth day after being set 458 to win at Lord's.
A century from Rahul Dravid helped India make 286 all out and avoid the follow-on against England on day three of the first test at Lord's.
Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed an unbeaten 116 and shared a lengthy ninth-wicket stand of 65 with Fidel Edwards that helped secure a draw for the West Indies in the third and final test against India at Windsor Park.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma took 5-77 and offspinner Harbhajan singh claimed his 400th test wicket as India bowled West Indies out for 204 on a rain-hit day two of the third and final test at Windsor Park.
West Indies reached 75-3 at stumps on the opening day of the third test against India after only 19 balls were bowled following lunch on Wednesday because of rain.
Left-hander Darren Bravo hit an assured 73 to help steer West Indies to a tense draw against India in the second cricket test at Kensington Oval.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma grabbed a career-best 6-55 to spur India to a narrow first-innings lead over West Indies on a rain-hit day three of the second cricket test at Kensington Oval on Thursday.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels shared a partnership of 41 either side of persistent rain showers on Wednesday to lift a struggling West Indies to 98-5 in reply to India's 201 on day two of the second test.
Veteran VVS Laxman struck a composed 85 as India was bowled out for 201 on day one of the second test against West Indies at Kensington Oval.
Rahul Dravid compiled an assured 112 to help India set the West Indies a target of 326 to win in the first test at Sabina Park.
Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh blasted counter-attacking half centuries but the West Indies took the honours on Monday's opening day of the first test, dismissing India for 246 at Sabina Park.
