Four Tests down and four losses in the bank. Can England complete one of the great winters or will they mess that up as well?
A much more determined batting performance by England put them within sight of victory before the lower order crumbled into the Galle dust and handed Sri Lanka a famous triumph.
After England dragged themselves back into the game, Sri Lanka’s tail wagged furiously for the second time in the match to put the home side into an almost unassailable position.
Slow bowlers are used. England collapse. Stuart Broad looks really, really annoyed.
Mahela Jayawardene played a lone hand in scoring a high-class hundred which guided Sri Lanka towards a competitive first innings score.
England go to Sri Lanka needing a strong performance in tough conditions to reaffirm their status on top of the pile. With South Africa almost certain to win in New Zealand, they must win this series if they are to hold on their ranking. It all kicks off bright and early Monday morning…
We turn to a man who looked incredibly unaccomplished at the start of his international career but against all odds, became a crucial member of a resurgent team. Before going quite shit again.
With the world on the edge of their collective seats in anticipation of the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka, we cast our eye over the selection debate which has gripped the nation… Or something like that anyway.
We have an awful lot of posters in the 51allout flat. Most of them are used to prevent our landlord seeing the holes we made in the wall. The ones of Mark Ealham, however, are there because we bloody loved him back in the day. But was he actually any good? (Spoiler: no)
1991: Sweden wins the Eurovision Song Contest, Sega releases a game about a blue hedgehog who can run really fast and Ian Botham can’t quite get his leg over. Reminisce with us once more, as we look back at England taking on the West Indies.