And they endured an 18-match losing sequence in ODIs before beating Zimbabwe by eight runs in March.
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"Five or six guys in the leading sides play Tests and ODIs and are being flogged, " he said.
The 26-year-old's exhilarating century was the quickest by anyone in ODIs against England and the second-fastest by an Indian.
Durham seamer Plunkett, 24, has played nine Tests and 27 ODIs, but last featured for his country in July 2007.
After missing the last two ODIs he had been expected to be back for the penultimate match of the series.
The left-hander played 76 Tests, 123 ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals for England, making his last appearance in September 2006.
"It's another disappointment for us, and it's hard to offer excuses, but we can bounce back in the ODIs, " he said.
If we can get a good start in the first one-dayers at Headingley, we can certainly beat England in the ODIs.
It was the fourth 10-wicket defeat England had endured in ODIs - and they deserved nothing more, having dropped three catches.
Hussey has played 151 ODIs, making 4, 469 runs with a highest score of 109 not out and an average of over 51.
He has scored 244 runs from seven ODIs at an average of 34.85, and has already matched Prior's best score of 87.
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The forthcoming series in India will feature three ODIs and two Twenty20s.
Flintoff fell in the final over for 78, while Pietersen ended on 90 not out, just short of registering a seventh ton in ODIs.
Smith, who went past 6, 000 runs in ODIs, eventually departed for 77 - leaving the hosts needing just 39 runs with five wickets remaining.
He averaged 58 batting at seven in the Tests, and helped to salvage each of three almost identical innings batting at six in the ODIs.
Under the circumstances, the bifurcation of that team's form between Tests and ODIs isn't surprising it plays lots of limited-overs cricket and hardly any first-class matches.
Kallis, 31 in October and a veteran of over 100 Tests and 200 ODIs, is concerned that the genuine all-rounder may disappear from the game.
Prior, who averages 25.38 from 55 ODIs since his debut in 2004, conceded he had sympathy for his team-mate, while acknowledging his own good fortune.
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"At the moment my focus is on doing well in the ODIs against South Africa and I'm not looking beyond that at this stage, " he said.
Lancashire all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, a veteran of 129 international ODIs, believes England are close to ending their wait to secure a first major one-day international trophy.
Dravid has already captained India in five Tests and 17 ODIs in Ganguly's absence and the Indian cricket board's assertion implies that Dravid is here to stay.
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Sri Lanka will host the India series after the ODIs in Pakistan before returning for the Tests, with the itinerary being announced in the next few days.
But before that happened, Bopara had just managed to score enough runs to ensure England would avoid their heaviest ever defeat by a runs margin in ODIs.
Kallicharan, who played 66 Tests and 31 ODIs between 1972-81, is hopeful it will inspire the players of today, who contest Group D with Pakistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
Exhibit A here is the top five of its batting order, none of whom managed a single century in the Tests or a single half-century in the ODIs.
It must scale down this "mad merry-go-round" that players find themselves in: a shallow two-Test series with seven ODIs and a few Twenty20 games thrown in, for example.
And he got it from newcomer Patel, playing his first innings in ODIs, who scored quickly in a stand of 74 for the sixth wicket off just 67 balls.
The Hampshire all-rounder, who like Patel has 11 ODIs to his name, played for Rajasthan Royals but had no contract with England and needed only permission from his county.
England will play two ODIs at Colombo's P Sara Oval venue, the first on 14 November, followed by three Twenty20 internationals - also in Colombo at the Nondescripts Cricket Club ground.
When Pietersen's men finally trudged back to their dressing-room, they had conceded the most runs ever by an England team in ODIs, and it was the highest ever total in India.
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