Alex Hales struck the highest Twenty20 International score - 99, to be exact - by an Englishman in a seven-wicket triumph over the West Indies in Sunday's one-off affair at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Alastair Cook's outstanding century successfully combated the threat posed by a West Indies team sporting the services of Chris Gayle in a comfortable eight-wicket victory for England in Tuesday's second ODI at The Oval in London.
Ian Bell announced his return to the ODI team with a superb century as England trounced the West Indies by 114 runs in Saturday's series opener at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
Kevin Pietersen's exit and Chris Gayle's return has brought an interesting parallel to a three-match series that, two weeks ago was billed as a mere afterthought to the Tests, but now couldn't be more intriguingly placed.
Chris Gayle orchestrated a typically cavalier innings at the top of the knock, but it was Darren Bravo's century that stole the show in the West Indies' hefty 228-run victory over the Middlesex Panthers in Wednesday's one-day tour fixture at Lord's.
England failed to secure a series whitewash against the West Indies at Edgbaston, after day five was washed out to ensure a dull draw ended an interesting match.
Aside from two breaks in play for bad light after tea, day four of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston was full of action and excitement from both sides.
Half-centuries from Marlon Samuels and Denesh Ramdin carried the West Indies to a decent total of 280 for eight on day three of the third and final Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook shared an 89-run stand to ease England to a nine-wicket victory over the West Indies on day four of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
It was a tale of two captains on day two of the second Test, with Darren Sammy and Andrew Strauss both recording centuries, but at the end of it England held the advantage.
The Indian Premier League has a new winner after the Kolkata Knight Riders triumphed in a thrilling contest with the Chennai Super Kings in a hot and humid Chepauk.
The West Indies lurched towards defeat on the third evening of the second Test as England's high-quality bowling attack left the visitors reeling at Trent Bridge.
A terrific third Test century from Marlon Samuels saw the West Indies claw their way back into the second Test at Trent Bridge after a terrible start to the first day.
In their own backyard, an England side sporting three of the world's top five bowlers must deliver indomitably against a West Indian outfit without a series win in a long, long time.
The Mumbai Indians' 2012 Indian Premier League campaign met its end on Wednesday, when the Chennai Super Kings took one step closer to landing their successive title.
Alastair Cook and Ian Bell put to bed some early nerves in leading England to a convincing enough five-wicket triumph over the West Indies at Lord's on Monday.
The Kolkata Knight Riders secured a berth in Sunday's Indian Premier League final thanks to sound 18-run triumph over the Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune.
England will be left scratching their heads after the West Indies mounted an incredible turnaround on day four of the first Test to leave the hosts two down and still needing 181 runs to win.
