Two more sessions of India crushing England into the dirt were followed by some actual sensible batting, giving everyone a smidgeon of hope, that most dreaded of emotions.
It’s England, against spin, away from home. If you can’t wait for Jethro’s new DVD to be sitting under the Christmas tree, this will have you rolling in the aisles.
England were 2-1 up with one to play. Bet you can’t guess what happened next?
A whole week of reminiscing about the greatest series in the history of the game starts, like all the great stories, with England getting a right shellacking.
Kevin Pietersen, the ECB, the Champions League, Channel Nine and the Steve Smith victory waddle. Just a typical week in chateau 51allout.
That the most important player hasn’t changed since the last England Ladder won’t be a surprise, but who’s up and who’s down and who’s still holding on to the bottom rung?
Captains up and down the land met in dark broom cupboards to try and hatch results (well, some did). So let’s show off the leather jackets and see what occurred in the latest round of County Championship matches.
Soon after we wrote this article, Kevin Pietersen was dropped by England. The ECB have been snooping around our drafts folder again. Broken Britain.
A largely awful final day was briefly lit up by Stuart Broad remembering how to bowl, before it descended back into mind-numbing tedium for the final hour.