England leave Sri Lanka with a 3-0 Test series whitewash in the bank, to go with wins in the ODI and T20 formats.
After ending 2018 on a major high Press Association looks ahead to what next year brings.
How historic was the 'historic' win clean sweep in the Test matches?
There's no escaping the statistical scale of the achievement. In series of three or more games, England had not completed a whitewash anywhere since besting India on home soil in 2011 and had only twice completed full-house victories overseas in their history. One of those came in the 19th century in South Africa, while the most recent came in New Zealand in 1963.
What were the biggest takeaways?
The skipper and the VC. 🙌 How much have we improved in 2018? #slveng #englandcricket
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England's team has already undergone quite a shift in the past nine months but there will be a handful of players the selectors will be monitoring with interest. One-day opener Jason Roy has been discussed by the panel several times and his appearance in the Lions' four-day 'Test' against Pakistan A suggests he is getting closer. The next top-order vacancy could well be his.
Meanwhile the search for a raw pace option continues. Olly Stone made his one-day debut in Sri Lanka and stayed on with the Test side without being picked. He will have learned much from practising with the likes of Broad and Anderson and England will want to see him in action with a red ball sooner rather than later if he is the man to unlock a new aspect in their attack.