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Australia destroys England euphoria with a one-day hiding.- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) England were drowned by the  T20 World Cup success and found swimming in the waters of euphoria does not translate to continued success.   Well, Australia made that wake up call.  Recovering from the hangover of a fantastic and unexpected World Cup glory, England found that maintaining that aura was about focus and consistency.  Australia reminded them that it was built around continued focus which the triumphant Englishmen found they were caught out in a program planned on maintaining status quo. It also brings into focus that Australia is never off the radar as the most fierce competitor in world cricket, also in most sports in the world.  The one-day whitewash clearly demonstrated the frivolous nature of the white ball game and gives hope to all competing nations in the next edition of the World Cup.  ...