Banton blasts England to series win as Sri Lanka are thrashed at the Oval

Banton blasts England to series win over Sri Lanka at the Oval

England brought the curtain down on their summer in emphatic fashion, thrashing Sri Lanka at the Oval to seal the white-ball series and finish the home season on a high.

Stars of the summer

Tom Banton was the match-winner at the Oval, with his explosive batting earning the England batter the player-of-the-match award, while Will Jacks was named player of the series after a standout campaign across the limited-overs fixtures.

White-ball verdict: how strong are England?

The emphatic finish has reignited the central question of England's summer: just how strong does the white-ball unit look heading into the winter?

That debate is at the heart of the latest episode of the Test Match Special podcast, in which host Simon Mann is joined by former England spinner Phil Tufnell, broadcaster Ebony Rainford-Brent, ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder Russel Arnold and TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman to review both the Sri Lanka series and the limited-overs summer as a whole.

What the key men had to say

The episode also goes behind the scenes of the series triumph, hearing from the leading voices on both sides: England captain Harry Brook, player of the match Tom Banton, player of the series Will Jacks, Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis and England white-ball coach Brendon McCullum.

For Brook and McCullum, the series success provides a platform to build from as they assess their white-ball squad ahead of a winter that will put England's credentials firmly to the test.

The full review is available on the Test Match Special podcast via BBC Sounds.