Well, let’s first look at why England finally followed Australia’s lead. Like the TV soap opera, Triangle, the triangular format’s innings had been skimpy compared to Australia’s 29 successive editions, from 1979-80 to 2007-08, with short-lived returns in 2011-12 and ‘14-15. This set-up lasted six summers, and produced quite a few memorable moments, including Nasser Hussain’s angry three fingers to his back in 2002 in an extraordinary England versus India final at Lord’s and Bangladesh beating Australia in Cardiff in 2005.Īnd then it was gone.
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Zimbabwe – who were here for the summer’s first Test series (two matches) – and West Indies (still to play five Tests) joined the hosts in a 10-match tournament. So there we have it – maybe triangulation will come back into fashion after all.Īfter years of short and sweet series, the Texaco Trophy running from 1984–1998, England followed a short experiment involving Sri Lanka and South Africa in 1998 with a first, full-length threesome in 2000. You go into must-win games and there is a final stage, as opposed to purely bilateral series. Just as I was writing a feature on them, and how they were not-much-loved in the UK, an unexpected fan popped up.Įngland’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan said: “I have talked about having tri-series because it’s trying to replicate an ICC tournament. To a list that includes Vegemite, Castlemaine XXXX lager and Paul Hogan we can also add one-day international triangular tournaments. Huge in Australia, short-lived in the United Kingdom. 3's a crowd: Could ODI tri-series return now that Eoin Morgan has declared himself a fan?.Infectious, stylish and bold: Everything Dean Jones touched turned to gold.
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