Sentence examples for whitewash down from inspiring English sources

Root's award comes little more than 16 months after his international debut and follows not just an outstanding Ashes summer for him and England but a winter in which neither player nor team excelled in the slightest on the way to a 5-0 whitewash down under.

Anderson's growing pains continued through the winter of 2006-07, when he was ripped apart by Australia in the 5-0 Ashes whitewash down under.

Wales' third Test defeat meant a 3-0 whitewash down under but an aggregate of only 11 points separated the Grand Slam winners and Tri-Nations champions.

I can only conclude that England are still suffering from the legacy of Mitchell Johnson and the way he roughed up the lower order and tail during the 5-0 Ashes whitewash down under.

Stokes was one of the few success stories of England's disastrous 2013-14 Ashes campaign, when Australia claimed a 5-0 whitewash Down Under.

Amma Asante, who directed Belle, the period drama which starred a mixed-race lead in Gugu Mbatha-Raw, believes the explanation for the Oscars whitewash could be down to industry trends.

Four-time Ashes winner Pietersen was told he was no longer part of England's plans in February 2014 following the 5-0 whitewash by Australia down under.

Yorkshire paceman Liam Plunkett is also likely to play Test cricket for the first time in seven years in England's first five-day outing since the 5-0 Ashes whitewash by Australia down under.

Ireland and Wales both suffered 3-0 series whitewashes; Ireland went down 60-0 thethe All Blacks in Hamilton, New Zealand, and Wales 20-19 to Australia in Sydney.

Sculptures were toppled or defaced, frescos whitewashed, reliquaries melted down, stained glass smashed, and manuscripts, painted panels and carved church fittings ranging from choir stalls to confessionals went up in smoke on bonfires.

But the next three wickets put on 228 runs as Australia advanced to 326 all out to move closer to a second whitewash in three series down under.