English sport in 2010 - The good and down right ugly, part 3

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It won't get any happier than this for reviewing english sport in 2010. It really been a great year for cricket, winning our first ICC World trophy in Barbados. Then we beat that feat when retaining the ashes down under.

Wasn't sure what to expect when the T20 World cup came around in the summer. England are an unpredictable team at times, and we've seen it all before. Of course we lost to hosts the West Indies, but only because of the D/L method.

It got better and better for England and we even beat the holders, Pakistan, by six wickets followed by South Africa by 39 runs. We were looking good and taking out some tough opposition.

Our fielding was top class and so was our bowling, all this was too much for the aussies. We won by seven wickets with three overs remaining. A fully deserved world title victory and was only the start to England's great year.

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Then we had the Ashes in Australia, could England retain the little urn down under for the first time in 24 years? Of course we could!

Alistair Cook has been the star run scorer and grabbed a double century in the second innings of the first test to save a draw after a poor first innings. Things would only get better in the second test.

In Adelaide we continued the momentum from the first test and won by an innings with a total of 620 runs and Kevin Pietersen scored a double century. A great test for England, but this momentum wouldn't carry on to Perth.

Australia were the better team in Perth and England needed to bounce back in Melbourne and we did brilliantly. It was performance worthy of the MCG and we were worthy and proved the much better side in all aspects of the game.

Winning by a massive innings and 157 runs it was a victory that emphasised the massive year it has been for English cricket, fully deserved and one man deserves the plaudits.

Andy Flower, since taking the reigns in 2009, has brought England a long way. Winning the Ashes in England, taking us to World cup glory in the West Indies, and now retaining the ashes. It has been a great year for English cricket because it is being run properly and the right people are in charge.

Its all in place to carry on in 2011, hopefully starting by winning the fifth ashes test in Sydney, then hopefully a good showing in the one day World cup.

Cricket is in complete contrast to English football, we actually have something to shout about on the world stage of sport. I think the success will carry through in 2011. BARMY ARMY!