FORGET the England footballers, it is their cricketing counterparts who are the real golden generation.
Andy Flower’s men will head Down Under for this winter’s Ashes series as holders of the urn, World Twenty20 champions and having beaten the reigning 50-over world champions, Australia, over a five-match series this summer.
In every format of the game, England have come out on top against the old enemy.
The one-day batting line-up is so talented that Eoin Morgan is quickly overtaking the supremely gifted Kevin Pietersen as the team’s most influential player.
The different abilities of the squad is the perfect formula for sustained success.
Talent is no guarantee of results in international cricket – just ask Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash.
But talent, mixed with confidence, the ability to make the right decisions and a steely determination, all adds up to a successful unit.
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