St Lucia (West Indies): England's new skipper Andrew Strauss was all praise for his teammates for handling the pressure at the crunch moments to steer the team to a 26-run victory over the West Indies in the fifth and final One-Dayer here on Friday.
With this win, the tourists wrapped-up the series 3-2 and ended a disappointing tour on a bright note.
"It has been a long, hard tour and to come out at the end with something is pretty special," Strauss has been quoted as saying after the match.
"I am delighted. We played really well and handled the pressure well. Given that we lost the Test series, the One-Day series was very important to us," he added.
Speaking highly of the star of his team's win, Andrew Flintoff, who took his first international hat-trick and third by an England bowler in ODIs, Strauss said the all-rounder showed his quality despite being sidelined by spate of injuries.
"Freddie has had a tough tour. He's been injured a couple of times, but he showed his quality today. That is why he is one of the best bowlers in the world - because under pressure he can deliver," Strauss said.
"Personally, It's been an on and off winter for me and I've had a few injuries, but it's for nights like this that you do come back. To finish with a win for the team and also have a personal performance in there as well is very pleasing," Flintoff said after finishing with the career best five for 19.
"I have not been quite at my best. A few runs wouldn't go amiss. I have been working hard on my batting - I hope a score is just around the corner. We can go back home now and look ahead to what we've got over the next few months and get a bit of momentum for the summer," he added
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