South Africa were defeated in the summer's final Test and the one-day series was comprehensively won 4-0.

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And as well as the Twenty20 finals day, it will also two one-day internationals and the final Ashes Test between England and Australia next summer.

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To test that, the team ran one final set of experiments, in which some people were given sunglasses to wear without any indication of their provenance.

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But the pair have failed to gel and after a honeymoon period in which they won the final Test against South Africa and the one-day series 4-0, England flopped in the Stanford Super Series in Antigua before losing the one-dayers and Tests in India.

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Batsman Paul Collingwood, who was drafted into the England side for the final Test in 2005 after an injury to bowler Simon Jones, was one of the MBE recipients.

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Fluor, with a relative strength of 95, has been one of the market's best performers in the past year, so it passes this final test.

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Cartwright added his final two England caps the following summer, making one appearance against New Zealand before taking his Test best of 6 for 94 in his last appearance against South Africa at Trent Bridge.

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The Test series will be followed by a Twenty20 international and five one-dayers with the final match scheduled for St Lucia on 3 April.

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He managed just one wicket in his two Tests on this tour, in Jamaica and Barbados and was left out of the final Test.

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It's preferable to go to the final Test at The Oval 2-0 up so there is no thought in resting him for this one.

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