England coasted home to give Andy Flower a win in his first Test since becoming team director on a permanent basis, and now anything other than a remarkable Windies fightback at Chester-le-Street next week will ensure the Wisden Trophy returns to English hands only two months after they relinquished it in Trinidad.
Athletics saw numerous Commonwealth Games records being overcome, from Welsh star Iwan Thomas setting a new 400m mark, and Trinidad and Tobago's Ato Boldon smashing Linford Christie's 100m Games record, to the English sprint team's record-breaking performance in the 4x100 relay.