Playthrough - England in the 1990s... and beyond

Aislabie

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And I thought that my Australia team, who average about 2.8rpo, were slow
There's five days to play with and Childish Things have in their infinite wisdom made defensive non-Zimbabwean batsmen very difficult to get out. Might as well take advantage (although Athers was on three bars of aggression up to 30, then moved down to two because Stewie was scoring fluently, then back up to three after his first boundary)
 

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There's five days to play with and Childish Things have in their infinite wisdom made defensive non-Zimbabwean batsmen very difficult to get out. Might as well take advantage (although Athers was on three bars of aggression up to 30, then moved down to two because Stewie was scoring fluently, then back up to three after his first boundary)
Huh, Atherton must just be slow, kind of like the great Mark Spence (who I promise I'll link to in my thread at some point very soon). My strategy is usually to run batsmen at two bars until they reach the last letter in the meter (an approximation of 2/3 of the bar), I run them at three until the bar is full and then increase it to four. That said, my Australia team are clearly the best in the world with the possible exception of India, and this England... aren't
 

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Huh, Atherton must just be slow, kind of like the great Mark Spence (who I promise I'll link to in my thread at some point very soon). My strategy is usually to run batsmen at two bars until they reach the last letter in the meter (an approximation of 2/3 of the bar), I run them at three until the bar is full and then increase it to four. That said, my Australia team are clearly the best in the world with the possible exception of India, and this England... aren't
Yeah, I don't usually go above three bars in Test matches unless I'm going all-out for declaration runs, but that's a strategy informed by usually playing as quite weak teams.
 

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:eng: England (1) vs (0) India :ind: - Second Test at Lord's

England XI
:eng: :bat: Michael Atherton
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell
:eng: :ar: Dominic Cork
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm

India XI
:ind: :bat: Vikram Rathour
:ind: :wk: Nayan Mongia
:ind: :bat: Sourav Ganguly
:ind: :bat: Sachin Tendulkar
:ind: :bat: Mohammad Azharuddin :c:
:ind: :bat: Ajay Jadeja
:ind: :bat: Rahul Dravid
:ind: :bwl: Anil Kumble
:ind: :bwl: Javagal Srinath
:ind: :bwl: Paras Mhambrey
:ind: :bwl: Venkatesh Prasad

- - -

England win the toss and choose to bat

- - -

Going into the Second Test, England went with an unchanged team from their excellent team performance at Edgbaston: all of the bowlers were fresh, with none having bowled more than 31 overs in the first Test. India, meanwhile, made some galaxy-brained changes, including the promotion of Nayan Mongia to open the innings and the inclusion of Rahul Dravid as a specialist number seven batsman. It would be the unchanged Indian bowling attack that would be under most scrutiny though, as Hick again won the toss and batted first.

Like the opening Test, the English openers set the tone by putting a high price on their wickets: although scoring was slow, Atherton and Stewart remained together until well after Lunch as they compiled another century stand. This time it was Stewart who was first to go, LBW to Prasad. This wasn't a huge loss for England though, as it brought arguably their most in-form batsman to the crease: Robin Smith was not dismissed in the first Test, and continued in a similarly untroubled vein throughout the rest of the first two rain-spotted days of the Test. Of some concern to England will be that nobody batting at number four or below managed to score more than the brace of 17s managed by Thorpe and Lewis; had it not been for the continued presence and scoring of Smith (who finished unbeaten again on 117) England would have been in all kinds of trouble. Instead, they were 295 all out; not ahead in the game, but nor exactly behind.

Although England again claimed an early wicket (Rathour, out again to Malcolm), they did not have an easy time of things in the field. Against all the odds, the Nayan Mongia experiment worked faultlessly as the promoted wicketkeeper eked out a disciplined century before finally falling to Fraser. He was also well-supported, unlike Smith in the first innings; Ganguly and Tendulkar scored 79 and 81 respectively, while Azhar and Dravid also managed to score useful 40s. On a day that had seemed tailor-made for seam bowling, it was the reinforced Indian batting that prevailed, eventually thwarted only by the spin of Tufnell who was chiefly responsible for India's collapse from 365 for five to 395 all out on the fourth morning.

The crucial task for the English batsmen was to get past the Indian mark without losing men on the way, and in this pursuit they did well: only Stewart (42) fell before England were back in credit. Atherton and Smith painstakingly built the advantage before a magnificent fifth morning spell from Javagal Srinath wrested the match back India's way: he first trapped Atherton LBW, then got the England captain to edge to slip from the sixth ball of the same over. He then kept probing and eventually coaxed a false shot from Smith to dismiss him for the first time all series - the South African born batsman's 55 taking his series tally to 307 before finally being caught and bowled. The threat of Srinath bowling India to victory - his stellar spell eventually saw him take no fewer than eight English wickets - was averted by the twin threats of a stoic partnership between Lewis and Russell, and a well-time assist from the rain.

India were left needing 187 runs from the 31 remaining overs, assuming that rain and time allowed for them all to be bowled. Credit to the Indians, they chose to go for it: the opening four overs of the innings produced 32 runs, including five fours and a six. They also produced three England wickets as Malcolm and Cork powered through the cavalier shots of the Indian top three. Although both Azhar and Tendulkar played enterprisingly from there on out, there was limited time available to them, and the game petered out into a draw.

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I'm also adding a Player of the Season award in the style of the Allan Border Medal - the Barrington Medal.

Drawn or lost match
Best player - 3 points
2nd best player - 2 points
3rd best player - 1 point

Won match
Best player - 5 points
2nd best player - 3 points
3rd best player - 2 points
4th best player - 1 point

Standings
=1. Alec Stewart - 5 points
=1. Michael Atherton - 5 points (+2)
=1. Robin Smith - 5 points (+3)
4. Phil Tufnell - 2 points (+1)
 

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:eng: England (1) vs (0) India :ind: - Third Test at Trent Bridge

England XI
:eng: :bat: Michael Atherton
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell
:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell

India XI
:ind: :bat: Vikram Rathour
:ind: :wk: Nayan Mongia
:ind: :bat: Sourav Ganguly
:ind: :bat: Sachin Tendulkar
:ind: :bat: Sanjay Manjrekar
:ind: :bat: Mohammad Azharuddin :c:
:ind: :bat: Rahul Dravid
:ind: :bwl: Anil Kumble
:ind: :bwl: Javagal Srinath
:ind: :bwl: Venkatesh Prasad
:ind: :bwl: Venkatapathy Raju

- - -

India win the toss and choose to bat

- - -

For the third Test, each side made two changes. For England, Dominic Cork and Devon Malcolm were rested and replaced by Andy Caddick and Darren Gough. Though everyone acknowledges the huge potential of the two incoming seamers, their career statistics so far do not back that up with results. For India meanwhile, Ajay Jadeja made way for the returning Manjrekar, while Paras Mhambrey made way for a second spinner in the form of Venkatapathy Raju, a reflection of the dry nature of the Trent Bridge wicket that greeted the teams on their arrival in the Midlands.

The Indian spinners would also get final use of the wearing pitch, thanks to Azharuddin winning the toss and choosing to bat first. The Indian innings was dominated by centuries from the excellent Tendulkar and Manjrekar. For a few hours, they dominated the battle with all the English bowlers, including the outstanding Angus Fraser. Once their partnership was broken, the wickets began to tumble - right up until some unexpected batting competence from Javagal Srinath, whose 46 was even more unlikely than Rathour's 49 earlier in the innings. With their famously short batting lineup, India's 398 looked likely to be a very challenging total for England to come up against.

As they have all series, England made a slow start in overcast conditions. With Alec Stewart dismissed early, it was crucial that Atherton and Smith bat long in order to get as close to the Indian total as possible. On a rapidly disintegrating pitch, the batsmen were up against a huge challenge though. Atherton, Smith, Hick and Thorpe all batted for over two and a half hours, including Thorpe, who managed to grind out a completely unwatchable five-hour 55. England had clearly set their stall out for the draw, and nothing was a clearer sign of that than Venkatapathy Raju's 30 overs, which brought him eleven maidens and conceded only 39 runs - but crucially, there were no English wickets to fall to him. England might have conceded a 130-run first innings lead, but they batted more overs than the Indians did.

Someone should probably have told the English bowlers that they weren't meant to be bothered about winning the Test. They produced sixteen of the most startling overs of fast bowling in recent memory. From the very first ball of the innings, Vikram Rathour was clean bowled by Gough, who then swiftly added Nayan Mongia to his wickets tally. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar then both fell to Andy Caddick before Angus Fraser entered the attack and dismissed Sanjay Manjrekar to leave Azhar and Dravid staring down the barrel of being the last recognised batsmen for a team on 29 for five. Their partnership - a mere six runs - was ended by Phil Tufnell to expose the bowlers, who did add another 27 runs before they too had been dismissed by a combination of Fraser, Tufnell and Gough: the lowest score made against England since India's 42 in 1974. An outstanding performance, and one that out of nowhere gave England a very achievable 193 to win.

That target was not an easy one on a disintegrating wicket, as was reflected by the fact that no England batsman managed to score as fast as two runs per over - including the usually aggressive Hick. Fortunately, there was absolutely no shortage of overs. The match-deciding contribution was the near four-hour unbeaten century partnership between Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe. Their disciplined play sealed an excellent 2-0 series victory for England, and yet another Bannerman Shield defence.

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I'm also adding a Player of the Season award in the style of the Allan Border Medal - the Barrington Medal.

Drawn or lost match
Best player - 3 points
2nd best player - 2 points
3rd best player - 1 point

Won match
Best player - 5 points
2nd best player - 3 points
3rd best player - 2 points
4th best player - 1 point

Standings
=1. Michael Atherton - 5 points
=1. Graeme Hick - 5 points (+5)
=1. Alec Stewart - 5 points
=1. Robin Smith - 5 points
5. Angus Fraser - 3 points (+3)
=6. Phil Tufnell - 2 points
=6. Darren Gough - 2 points (+2)
8. Andy Caddick - 1 point (+1)
I feel a bit bad for the lack of fast bowlers getting Barrington Medal points, but they've generally just been doing well as a unit, but with no outstanding individual performances.
 

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Records

Highest Innings Score
for :eng:
589 for 6 dec vs South Africa, Headingley 1994
vs :eng: 571 all out, Australia, Adelaide Oval 1991

Lowest Innings Score
for :eng:
74 all out vs Australia, The WACA 1995
vs :eng: 62 all out, India, Trent Bridge 1996

Highest Innings
for :eng:
294, Graham Gooch vs West Indies, The Oval 1991
vs :eng: 239*, Brian Lara, West Indies, Kensington Oval 1994

Best Innings Bowling
for :eng:
8 for 47, Peter Such vs India, Calcutta 1993
vs :eng: 8 for 79, Javagal Srinath, India, Lord's 1996

Best Match Bowling
for :eng:
12 for 173, Phil Tufnell vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 1993
vs :eng: 12 for 152, Javagal Srinath, India, Lord's 1996

All-Time Record for Most Runs in a Series
1016 - Graham Gooch vs West Indies, 1991

Tied Test Match
:aus: Australia vs England :eng:, The WACA 1995

Partnerships
1. 323 - Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart vs India :ind: 1996
2. 262 - Graham Gooch & Mike Atherton vs New Zealand :saf: 1994
3. 325 - Graham Gooch & Robin Smith vs West Indies :wi: 1991
4. 247 - Robin Smith & Graeme Hick vs Pakistan :pak: 1992
5. 176 - Graeme Hick & Jack Russell vs West Indies :wi: 1991
6. 137 - Mike Atherton & Chris Lewis vs South Africa :saf: 1994
7. 174 - Chris Lewis & Phillip DeFreitas vs Australia :aus: 1993
8. 110 - Jack Russell & Dominic Cork vs South Africa :saf: 1995
9. 95 - Robin Smith & Dominic Cork vs Australia :aus: 1995
10. 61 - Graham Thorpe & Peter Such vs West Indies :wi: 1994

Most Test Runs for England
1. :eng: :bat: Graham Gooch - 11,242 runs @ 48.04 (28 centuries, best 294)
2. :eng: :bat: David Gower - 8,506 runs @ 42.96 (15 centuries, best 215)
3. :eng: :bat: Geoffrey Boycott - 8,114 runs @ 47.72 (22 centuries, best 246*)

Most Test Wickets for England
1. :eng: :ar: Ian Botham - 400 wickets @ 28.13 (27 5WI, best 8/34)
2. :eng: :bwl: Bob Willis - 325 wickets @ 25.20 (16 5WI, best 8/43)
3. :eng: :bwl: Fred Trueman - 307 wickets @ 21.57 (17 5WI, best 8/31)

Honours Board
:bat:
:wi: vs :eng:, 1989-90
Graham Gooch - 112
Robin Smith - 101
Robin Smith - 112
Graham Gooch - 100

:eng: vs :nzf:, 1990
Graham Gooch - 127
Rob Bailey - 196

:eng: vs :ind:, 1990
none

:aus: vs :eng:, 1990-91
Robin Smith - 110
Graham Gooch - 170

:eng: vs :wi:, 1991
Robin Smith - 127
Graham Gooch - 175*
Graeme Hick - 108*

Graham Gooch - 165
Graham Gooch - 294
Robin Smith - 145


:eng: vs :sri:, 1991
Alec Stewart - 166
Graeme Hick - 100


:nzf: vs :eng:, 1991-92
Alec Stewart - 126*
Graham Gooch - 124
Graeme Hick - 107


:eng: vs :pak:, 1992
Graham Gooch - 103
Robin Smith - 132
Graeme Hick - 147

Graham Gooch - 150*

:ind: vs :eng:, 1992-93
Graham Gooch - 132
Alec Stewart - 151*

Mike Atherton - 147
Robin Smith - 137


:sri: vs :eng:, 1992-93
Alec Stewart - 137
Robin Smith - 102*


:eng: vs :aus:, 1993
Alec Stewart - 132
Alec Stewart - 111
Graham Gooch - 139
Chris Lewis - 114*

:wi: vs :eng:, 1993-94
Graham Gooch - 143
Alec Stewart - 156
Graham Gooch - 167
Mike Atherton - 127
Graham Thorpe - 111


:eng: vs :nzf:, 1994
Mike Atherton - 117
Alec Stewart - 132
Mike Atherton - 105

Robin Smith - 191

:eng: vs :saf:, 1994
Graham Gooch - 241
Graham Gooch - 175
Mike Atherton - 242

Graeme Hick - 101
Graeme Hick - 131


:aus: vs :eng:, 1994-95
Robin Smith - 106
Alec Stewart - 159

Robin Smith - 134
Alec Stewart - 115

Mike Atherton - 157*
Robin Smith - 100

Graham Gooch - 205
Robin Smith - 204

:eng: vs :wi:, 1995
Alec Stewart - 162
Graham Gooch - 117
Graham Gooch - 135
Robin Smith - 129*

Alec Stewart - 115
Graham Gooch - 159
Mark Ramprakash - 100*


:saf: vs :eng:, 1995-96
Robin Smith - 118*
Michael Atherton - 109
Graeme Hick - 106
Graham Thorpe - 107*

Michael Atherton - 108
Graeme Hick - 113
Graham Thorpe - 114*


:eng: vs :ind:, 1996
Alec Stewart - 200
Mike Atherton - 129

Robin Smith - 117*

:bwl:
:wi: vs :eng:, 1989-90
Angus Fraser - 5 for 47
Gladstone Small - 5 for 72

Chris Lewis - 6 for 70

:eng: vs :nzf:, 1990
none

:eng: vs :ind:, 1990
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 116
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 72


:aus: vs :eng:, 1990-91
Angus Fraser - 5 for 116
Devon Malcolm - 6 for 75

:eng: vs :wi:, 1991
Steve Watkin - 5 for 56
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 138
Devon Malcolm - 5 for 47
Angus Fraser - 5 for 86

:eng: vs :sri:, 1991
none

:nzf: vs :eng:, 1991-92
Angus Fraser - 5 for 51
Phil Tufnell - 7 for 57

:eng: vs :pak:, 1992
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 100
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 31
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 45


:ind: vs :eng:, 1992-93
Phil Tufnell - 8 for 114
Peter Such - 8 for 47

Phil Tufnell - 5 for 72
Phil Tufnell - 6 for 167

Phil Tufnell - 7 for 171

:sri: vs :eng:, 1992-93
Phil Tufnell - 6 for 102
Phil Tufnell - 6 for 71


:eng: vs :aus:, 1993
Phil Tufnell - 7 for 105
Phillip DeFreitas - 5 for 19
Phillip DeFreitas - 5 for 62


:wi: vs :eng:, 1993-94
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 141
Peter Such - 6 for 119
Angus Fraser - 5 for 21
Phillip DeFreitas - 5 for 98

:eng: vs :nzf:, 1994
Darren Gough - 5 for 50
Phillip DeFreitas - Hattrick
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 71


:eng: vs :saf:, 1994
Phil Tufnell - 7 for 124
Phil Tufnell - 6 for 117

:aus: vs :eng:, 1994-95
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 79
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 122
Phil Tufnell - 6 for 96

:eng: vs :wi:, 1995
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 97
Devon Malcolm - 7 for 86

Devon Malcolm - 5 for 68
Devon Malcolm - 5 for 46

:saf: vs :eng:, 1995-96
Devon Malcolm - 6 for 76
Phil Tufnell - 5 for 79

Angus Fraser - 6 for 68

:eng: vs :ind:, 1996
none
Career Statistics
Includes all players who debuted before 1990 and played from that date onwards either in real life or in this universe.


Cap Numbers
Player#DebutLast Test
:eng: :bat: Graham Gooch461:eng: v :aus: (1), 1975:eng: v :wi: (5), 1995
:eng: :ar: Ian Botham474:eng: v :aus: (3), 1977:eng: v :ind: (3), 1990
:eng: :bat: Mike Gatting477:pak: v :eng: (3), 1977-78:ind: v :eng: (2), 1992-93
:eng: :bat: David Gower479:eng: v :pak: (1), 1978:eng: v :wi: (2), 1991
:eng: :ar: John Emburey480:eng: v :nzf: (3), 1978:eng: v :aus: (4), 1989
:eng: :bat: Wayne Larkins484:aus: v :eng: (3), 1979-80:eng: v :ind: (1), 1990
:eng: :bat: Allan Lamb494:eng: v :ind: (1), 1982:wi: v :eng: (4), 1989-90
:eng: :ar: Derek Pringle495:eng: v :ind: (1), 1982:eng: v :aus: (6), 1989
:eng: :bwl: Eddie Hemmings497:eng: v :pak: (1), 1982:wi: v :eng: (5), 1989-90
:eng: :bwl: Neil Foster502:eng: v :nzf: (3), 1983:eng: v :pak: (1), 1992
:eng: :bat: Tim Robinson511:ind: v :eng: (1), 1984:eng: v :wi: (5), 1991
:eng: :bwl: Gladstone Small521:eng: v :nzf: (2), 1986:eng: v :sri:, 1991
:eng: :ar: Phillip DeFreitas522:aus: v :eng: (1), 1986-87:saf: v :eng: (1), 1995-96
:eng: :bat: Neil Fairbrother525:eng: v :pak: (1), 1987:nzf: v :eng: (3), 1987-88
:eng: :ar: David Capel526:eng: v :pak: (3), 1987:eng: v :aus: (6), 1989
:eng: :bwl: Paul Jarvis527:nzf: v :eng: (1), 1987-88:eng: v :pak: (5), 1992
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith530:eng: v :wi: (4), 1988:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bat: Rob Bailey531:eng: v :wi: (5), 1988:eng: v :wi: (4), 1991
:eng: :bat: Matt Maynard532:eng: v :wi: (5), 1988only Test
:eng: :bwl: Syd Lawrence534:eng: v :sri:, 1988:eng: v :sri:, 1991
:eng: :bwl: Phil Newport535:eng: v :sri:, 1988:eng: v :aus: (1), 1989
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell536:eng: v :sri:, 1988:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser537:eng: v :aus: (3), 1989:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bat: Mike Atherton538:eng: v :aus: (5), 1989:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm539:eng: v :aus: (5), 1989:eng: v :ind: (2), 1996
:eng: :bwl: Alan Igglesden540:eng: v :aus: (6), 1989only Test
- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart542:wi: v :eng: (1), 1989-90:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell543:wi: v :eng: (1), 1989-90:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis544:wi: v :eng: (4), 1989-90:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick545:wi: v :eng: (5), 1989-90:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bwl: Martin Bicknell546:eng: v :ind: (3), 1990:nzf: v :eng: (4), 1991-92
:eng: :bwl: Steve Watkin547:eng: v :wi: (1), 1991:eng: v :wi: (2), 1991
:eng: :bwl: Peter Such548:eng: v :wi: (3), 1991:aus: v :eng: (4), 1994-95
:eng: :bwl: Ian Salisbury549:ind: v :eng: (1), 1992-93only Test
:eng: :bat: Mark Ramprakash550:ind: v :eng: (2), 1992-93:saf: v :eng: (4), 1995-96
:eng: :ar: Dermot Reeve551:ind: v :eng: (3), 1992-93only Test
:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick552:eng: v :aus: (2), 1993:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bat: Nasser Hussain553:eng: v :aus: (3), 1993:eng: v :nzf: (3), 1994
:eng: :bwl: Mark Ilott554:wi: v :eng: (4), 1993-94only Test
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe555:wi: v :eng: (4), 1993-94:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough556:eng: v :nzf: (1), 1994:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996
:eng: :ar: Dominic Cork557:eng: v :nzf: (2), 1994:eng: v :ind: (2), 1996
:eng: :wk: Richard Blakey558:eng: v :nzf: (3), 1994only Test
:eng: :ar: Glen Chapple559:aus: v :eng: (4), 1994-95:aus: v :eng: (5), 1994-95
:eng: :bwl: Richard Johnson560:eng: v :wi: (2), 1995only Test
:eng: :ar: Mark Alleyne561:eng: v :wi: (5), 1995:saf: v :eng: (2), 1995-96
:eng: :ar: Robert Croft562:saf: v :eng: (5), 1995-96only Test
:eng: :bat: Nick Knight563:saf: v :eng: (5), 1995-96only Test

Captains
PlayerMatWTDLFirstLast
:eng: :bat: Graham Gooch552211616:eng: v :wi: (5), 1988:aus: v :eng: (5), 1994-95
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick157053:ind: v :eng: (2), 1992-93:eng: v :ind: (3), 1996

Batting & Fielding
PlayerMatInnNORunsAvg100s50sBestCtSt
:eng: :ar: Mark Alleyne3528227.33-156*4-
:eng: :bat: Mike Atherton :slvo:46857364646.7491624226-
:eng: :bat: Rob Bailey1528181530.191219615-
:eng: :bwl: Martin Bicknell4406516.25--482-
:eng: :wk: Richard Blakey1205829.00--291-
:eng: :ar: Ian Botham (RET)1081767565633.471425208135-
:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick1115218814.46--37*2-
:eng: :ar: David Capel (RET)1118029316.27-2984-
:eng: :ar: Glen Chapple2306321.00--301-
:eng: :ar: Dominic Cork1216326620.46-1727-
:eng: :ar: Robert Croft1---------
:eng: :ar: Phillip DeFreitas :slvo::slvo:3656678615.72-1827-
:eng: :ar: John Emburey (RET)608918154021.49-87533-
:eng: :bat: Neil Fairbrother44051.25--33-
:eng: :bwl: Neil Foster (RET)39601260012.50--42*13-
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser5675116309.84--348-
:eng: :bat: Mike Gatting (RET)7012114403737.7391920753-
:eng: :bat: Graham Gooch :slvo::slvo::slvo: (RET)131244101124248.042860294147-
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough1317720820.80--35*--
:eng: :bat: David Gower (RET)12421517850642.96154721575-
:eng: :bwl: Eddie Hemmings (RET)1319333220.75-1954-
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick52935344139.1081814774-
:eng: :bat: Nasser Hussain47012417.71--338-
:eng: :bwl: Alan Igglesden1112---2*1-
:eng: :bwl: Mark Ilott12226---25*--
:eng: :bwl: Paul Jarvis1015418917.18--35*1-
:eng: :bwl: Richard Johnson11011.00--1--
:eng: :bat: Nick Knight1101818.00--182-
:eng: :bat: Allan Lamb (RET)601059322433.58912137*53-
:eng: :bat: Wayne Larkins (RET)1019034818.31--435-
:eng: :bwl: Syd Lawrence22063.00--4--
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis538412187526.0417114*55-
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm3444112226.72--21*11-
:eng: :bat: Matt Maynard120136.50--10--
:eng: :bwl: Phil Newport2307023.33--361-
:eng: :ar: Derek Pringle (RET)2136351215.51-2667-
:eng: :bat: Mark Ramprakash1528286233.1517100*--
:eng: :ar: Dermot Reeve120126.00--6--
:eng: :bat: Tim Robinson (RET) :slvo:41716236236.3341217514-
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell7412328320233.71118128*19321
:eng: :bwl: Ian Salisbury1102121.00--21--
:eng: :bwl: Gladstone Small (RET)2026738220.10-2592-
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith :slvo::slvo:7313414610350.86183120420-
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart :slvo:48935428948.74131420011-
:eng: :bwl: Peter Such11146455.63--14*4-
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe1322585250.1133114*8-
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell :slvo::slvo:5769153095.72--3615-
:eng: :bwl: Steve Watkin2405513.75--27--

Bowling
PlayerMatOvrRunsWktsAvgEcon5WI10WMBest
:eng: :ar: Mark Alleyne374199728.432.7--2/27
:eng: :bat: Mike Atherton :slvo:461445001338.463.9--3/32
:eng: :bat: Rob Bailey1543175287.504.1--1/0
:eng: :bwl: Martin Bicknell41914691142.632.5--3/72
:eng: :wk: Richard Blakey1--------
:eng: :ar: Ian Botham (RET)10837791122340028.133.02748/34
:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick1147813173339.092.8--4/71
:eng: :ar: David Capel (RET)112096281252.333.0--2/13
:eng: :ar: Glen Chapple285276555.203.2--3/99
:eng: :ar: Dominic Cork1244212833536.662.9--4/138
:eng: :ar: Robert Croft136144272.004.0--2/74
:eng: :ar: Phillip DeFreitas :slvo::slvo:361324353010433.942.7415/19
:eng: :ar: John Emburey (RET)602371510513836.992.16-7/78
:eng: :bat: Neil Fairbrother4290-4.5---
:eng: :bwl: Neil Foster (RET)391451390211533.932.7518/107
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser562298560117232.562.45-6/68
:eng: :bat: Mike Gatting (RET)70125317479.252.5--1/14
:eng: :bat: Graham Gooch :slvo::slvo::slvo: (RET)1313067401743.532.4--2/12
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough1351613383044.602.61-5/50
:eng: :bat: David Gower (RET)124620120.003.3--1/1
:eng: :bwl: Eddie Hemmings (RET)1351314543146.902.8--4/90
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick521916261348.153.3--3/38
:eng: :bat: Nasser Hussain4--------
:eng: :bwl: Alan Igglesden137146348.673.9--2/91
:eng: :bwl: Mark Ilott1381271127.003.3--1/106
:eng: :bwl: Paul Jarvis1035910692641.123.0--4/50
:eng: :bwl: Richard Johnson1441550-3.5---
:eng: :bat: Nick Knight1--------
:eng: :bat: Allan Lamb (RET)60523123.004.6--1/6
:eng: :bat: Wayne Larkins (RET)10--------
:eng: :bwl: Syd Lawrence268223455.753.3--2/74
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis531528411411735.162.71-6/70
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm341210386412929.953.26-7/86
:eng: :bat: Matt Maynard1--------
:eng: :bwl: Phil Newport292339937.663.7--4/87
:eng: :ar: Derek Pringle (RET)2162518074837.642.92-5/95
:eng: :bat: Mark Ramprakash15120-2.0---
:eng: :ar: Dermot Reeve114390-2.8---
:eng: :bat: Tim Robinson (RET) :slvo:41100-0.0---
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell74--------
:eng: :bwl: Ian Salisbury113760-5.9---
:eng: :bwl: Gladstone Small (RET)2078419806033.002.53-5/48
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith :slvo::slvo:73--------
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart :slvo:48--------
:eng: :bwl: Peter Such1155716144932.942.92-8/47
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe13--------
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell :slvo::slvo:572717791028327.952.82358/114
:eng: :bwl: Steve Watkin264223544.603.51-5/56

Stats updated, and Phil Tufnell is rapidly approaching the Bob Willis mark
 

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Pakistan Tour of England, 1996

Itinerary

25 Jul 1996 - :eng: England vs Pakistan :pak: - First Test at Lord's - England won by 56 runs
08 Aug 1996 - :eng: England vs Pakistan :pak: - Second Test at Headingley - Pakistan won by 170 runs
22 Aug 1996 - :eng: England vs Pakistan :pak: - Third Test at The Oval - Pakistan won by an innings and 47 runs

England Squad

:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:

:eng: :bat: Mike Atherton :slvo:
:eng: :bat: Nick Knight
:eng: :bat: Mark Ramprakash
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith :slvo::slvo:
:eng: :wkb: Alec Stewart :slvo:
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe

:eng: :wk: Jack Russell

:eng: :ar: Mark Alleyne
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis

:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
:eng: :ar: Dominic Cork
:eng: :ar: Phillip DeFreitas :slvo::slvo:
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm
:eng: :bwl: Alan Mullally :redo:

:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell :slvo::slvo:

Coming just weeks after their crushing win over India, England saw no need to make any changes to their squad. This certainly won't be true next time out when England go to Zimbabwe and will presumably take a selection of young players with them, but for this Bannerman Shield series against one of the world's top-ranked Test team, England will be going in full-strength. It will be interesting to see how the playing XI shapes up; will Devon Malcolm come straight back into the side after his replacements did so well in his stead?
 
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:eng: England vs Pakistan :pak: - First Test at Lord's

England XI
:eng: :bat: Michael Atherton
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
:eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm

Pakistan XI
:pak: :bat: Aamer Sohail
:pak: :bat: Saeed Anwar
:pak: :bat: Ijaz Ahmed
:pak: :bat: Inzamam ul-Haq
:pak: :bat: Saleem Malik
:pak: :bat: Shadab Kabir
:pak: :ar: Wasim Akram :c:
:pak: :wk: Rashid Latif
:pak: :bwl: Mushtaq Ahmed
:pak: :bwl: Waqar Younis
:pak: :bwl: Atta ur-Rehman

- - -

England win the toss and choose to bat

- - -

The overwhelming question around the England team before the Test was one of whether they could make changes to a bowling attack that had just bowled India out for 62. As it turned out, yes they could: the extra pace of Devon Malcolm came back into the side in place of Andy Caddick. Though hostile, Gough and Malcolm doesn't exactly match up to Wasim and Waqar, although one can say with confidence that Angus Fraser is a more valuable bowler than Atta ur-Rehman. Quite how well England's five-man batting line-up will stand up to such a challenge remains to be seen, especially after Graeme Hick won the toss and batted.

Initially, England stood up well to the pace pairing and did so in their usual way: with a century opening partnership between Atherton and Stewart that continued most of the way until tea. However, after Mushtaq Ahmed foxed Atherton with a great googly, it did create a chink in England's armour. The only other batsman to score over 30 was Jack Russell at number seven, but all of their crease occupation lent support to the excellent Alec Stewart. Once he became the second victim of an Ahmed googly, the English batting crumbled like a crumbly thing - but we might expect that of a batting order that has Darren Gough batting at number eight. Even so, the bottom four batsmen managing only two runs between them wasn't great.

The Pakistani response rather dwarfed the English total, but at 235 for five (after three of the top five batsmen had all been dismissed by Devon Malcolm yorkers for exactly 44) that did not look especially likely to happen. Having elevated himself to number seven in the batting order though, Wasim Akram played a glorious captain's innings to register his second Test century. He was particularly ruthless on England's long-standing best bowler: Phil Tufnell was biffed repeatedly to the leg-side boundary, being taken for over a run a ball by the Pakistani skipper. Ultimately, he was the last man out trying to attack the surprisingly excellent Chris Lewis with only the run-shirking Atta ur-Rehman left to support him. Off his bat though, the tourists had recorded a 126-run first innings lead late on the third day.

The threat of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis with a brand new Dukes ball is a potent one, and it was addressed with an innovative piece of captaincy by Graeme Hick. When Atherton fell for 15 with the ball still swinging, Chris Lewis was sent out to bat at number three as an effective new ball watchman. He did his job well, combining with Stewart in a partnership of 68. His promotion also served to artificially lengthen the batting line-up a little, with Smith, Hick and Thorpe coming in at four, five and six. They may have struggled far more at three, four and five against the swinging ball. Then again, they may not have, because for the second time in the match Alec Stewart didn't. He made no mistake about his 150 the second time around. Yet another excellent Test match for the world-class Surrey and England opener.

By the time the tail had subsided again, Pakistan were looking at a target of 212 to win and only three hours in which to score them. The touring team were not shy about going for the required runs, and with 80 minutes left in the game needed only 75 more runs to win. However, this rapid progress had come at the cost of many wickets: six of them. Sohail and Ahmed fell to Gough, then Anwar and Inzamam to Fraser and Tufnell respectively. Finally, Kabir (to Malcolm) and Wasim (to Tufnell again) had left the last recognised pair of batsmen at the crease: Salim Malik (not out on a buccaneering 64 from 59 balls) and Rashid Latif. By the end of one Devon Malcolm over, Malik was gone and Mushtaq Ahmed had followed. Sometimes there's just no substitute for raw pace.

From there, Phil Tufnell finished things up by spinning out the tail-enders to secure a memorable come-from-behind win for England; although Devon Malcolm bowled the over that turned the game around, it was Alec Stewart - the only English batsman to even make a fifty - whose 302 runs in the game even made it possible.

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I'm also adding a Player of the Season award in the style of the Allan Border Medal - the Barrington Medal.

Drawn or lost match
Best player - 3 points
2nd best player - 2 points
3rd best player - 1 point

Won match
Best player - 5 points
2nd best player - 3 points
3rd best player - 2 points
4th best player - 1 point

Standings
1. Alec Stewart - 10 points (+5)
=2. Michael Atherton - 5 points
=2. Graeme Hick - 5 points
=2. Robin Smith - 5 points
5. Phil Tufnell - 4 points (+2)
=6. Angus Fraser - 3 points
=6. Devon Malcolm - 3 points (+3)
8. Darren Gough - 2 points
=9. Andy Caddick - 1 point
=9. Chris Lewis - 1 point (+1)
 

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You seem to be proving that consistency in selection is a good thing... who knew
Funny you should say that, because I'm thinking of using the Zimbabwe tour pretty much as an A-team series - but in Test cricket. So squad-wise, probably something like:

:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:

:eng: :bat: Mark Butcher :redo:
:eng: :bat: John Crawley :redo:
:eng: :bat: Nasser Hussain
:eng: :bat: Nick Knight
:eng: :bat: Mark Ramprakash
:eng: :bat: Graeme Thorpe

:eng: :wk: Richard Blakey

:eng: :ar: Mark Alleyne
:eng: :ar: Robert Croft
:eng: :ar: Craig White :redo:

:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
:eng: :ar: Dominic Cork
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
:eng: :bwl: Dean Headley :redo:
:eng: :bwl: Alan Mullally :redo:
:eng: :bwl: Chris Silverwood :redo:

:eng: :bwl: Peter Such

Like it's not awful, and a lot of these are the players who we'll be looking towards as the likes of Smith and Fraser start to fall away - but I'm not sure whether doing it this way (no Atherton, no Stewart, no Smith, no Lewis, no Russell, no Fraser, no Tufnell) would be too drastic
 

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:eng: England (1) vs (0) Pakistan :pak: - Second Test at Headingley

England XI
:eng: :bat: Michael Atherton
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm

Pakistan XI
:pak: :bat: Saeed Anwar
:pak: :bat: Shadab Kabir
:pak: :bat: Ijaz Ahmed
:pak: :bat: Inzamam ul-Haq
:pak: :bat: Saleem Malik
:pak: :bat: Asif Mujtaba
:pak: :ar: Wasim Akram :c:
:pak: :wk: Moin Khan
:pak: :bwl: Mushtaq Ahmed
:pak: :bwl: Waqar Younis
:pak: :bwl: Atta ur-Rehman

- - -

Pakistan win the toss and choose to bat

- - -

Both sides arrived at Headingley looking slightly different to Lord's: for England, Angus Fraser made way for Andy Caddick, while for Pakistan Aamer Sohail and Rashid Latif were left out and Asif Mujtaba and Moin Khan preferred. Both sides had arrived with the obligatory seam-heavy attack, but the pre-toss match report suggested that a certain amount of spin could be expected. We shall see how this affects proceedings, other than by giving an advantage to whichever team wins the toss.

That team was Pakistan, who jumped at the chance to bat first. For 18 overs, the England bowlers struggled to make any inroads as Kabir in particular looked comfortable. That all changed with the introduction of fourth seamer Chris Lewis: in his first over he clean bowled Saeed Anwar, then had Ijaz Ahmed edging behind three balls later to complete a double-wicket maiden. Hell of a way to announce oneself. This created an opening for Devon Malcolm, who bounced out the new batsman Inzamam ul-Haq moments later; Pakistan having stumbled from 70 for none to 71 for three. From such a position, the counterattacking strokeplay of Saleem Malik was just what the doctor ordered, but he could only bat at one end so it was crucial that he received good support. To that end, he ran out Kabir before Tufnell, Caddick and Gough dispatched the lower order. The tail even out-Englanded England, with the bottom four batsmen combining for only one run.

After such an inspiring bowling performance, the English batsmen needed to step up and make it count. An unusual low score from Atherton prompted Hick to reuse the new ball watchman tactic from the first Test, and Chris Lewis came out at number three. He did his job, playing out an hour and a half of fast bowling for a courageous 34 that allowed Smith and Hick to capitalise on the older ball. Their century partnership was dominated by the England captain, whose free-flowing 72 was only brought to an end by the arrival of the second new ball and the return of Waqar Younis. At this point, the risk of England folding with only a slender advantage was real, but Andy Caddick played sensibly alongside Thorpe to avert the potential crisis, even as the surprising returns of Mujtaba's left-arm spin suggested that fourth innings batting could be tricky.

The last thing England needed was a big opening partnership for Pakistan. Gough dismissed Kabir to ensure that that did not occur, but the next-worst thing did: a big second-wicket partnership between Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar. The pair added a dominant century stand, and even when Caddick removed Anwar for 66, the problem wasn't dealt with. Finding some support from Inzamam and Saleem Malik, Ijaz breezed his way to a match-turning 111. Although Gough and Caddick did wrest back some control (indeed, they ran roughshod over the Pakistani middle and lower order to claim nine wickets between them), a target of 263 under thick Yorkshire cloud is not in any way an inviting proposition.

To cut a long story short, England didn't get close. Wasim and Waqar made mincemeat of the top order, sending back Stewart (7), Lewis (1), Smith (13) and Thorpe (4) cheaply. Graeme Hick also made matters worse by running himself out for four. And remember what I said before about the Headingley pitch taking more turn than usual? Well, with the prospect of a spin-phobic English tail, Mushtaq Ahmed took full advantage. Even the momentary fun of Darren Gough smashing him for two fours and a six failed to penetrate the descending gloom on the English balcony as none of the batsmen from Hick downwards managed to survive more than Caddick's ten balls faced. Michael Atherton, who carried his bat at the other end without offering a chance, can not have been amused.

Heading to the Oval, England now absolutely cannot afford to lose if they want to retain the Bannerman Shield.

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I'm also adding a Player of the Season award in the style of the Allan Border Medal - the Barrington Medal.

Drawn or lost match
Best player - 3 points
2nd best player - 2 points
3rd best player - 1 point

Won match
Best player - 5 points
2nd best player - 3 points
3rd best player - 2 points
4th best player - 1 point

Standings
1. Alec Stewart - 10 points
=2. Michael Atherton - 6 points (+1)
=2. Graeme Hick - 5 points
=2. Robin Smith - 5 points
=5. Phil Tufnell - 4 points
=5. Andy Caddick - 4 points (+3)
=7. Angus Fraser - 3 points
=7. Devon Malcolm - 3 points
=7. Darren Gough - 3 points (+1)
10. Chris Lewis - 1 points
 

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:eng: England (1) vs (1) Pakistan :pak: - Third Test at The Oval

England XI
:eng: :bat: Michael Atherton
:eng: :bat: Alec Stewart
:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
:eng: :bat: Graeme Hick :c:
:eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe
:eng: :ar: Chris Lewis
:eng: :wk: Jack Russell
:eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
:eng: :bwl: Phil Tufnell
:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm

Pakistan XI
:pak: :bat: Saeed Anwar
:pak: :bat: Aamer Sohail
:pak: :bat: Ijaz Ahmed
:pak: :bat: Inzamam ul-Haq
:pak: :bat: Saleem Malik
:pak: :bat: Asif Mujtaba
:pak: :ar: Wasim Akram :c:
:pak: :wk: Moin Khan
:pak: :bwl: Mushtaq Ahmed
:pak: :bwl: Waqar Younis
:pak: :bwl: Mohammad Akram

- - -

Pakistan win the toss and choose to bat

- - -

The saying goes that you cannot change a winning team, but someone should have told these two teams. England, despite their 170-run mauling, gave a vote of confidence to the same eleven players who'd just been bowled out for 92 - although Hick did confirm that Chris Lewis would not be sent out to bat at number three this time. Pakistan made two changes though - Kabir and Atta ur-Rehman went out of the side and made way for Aamer Sohail and Mohammad Akram. In short, Pakistan strengthened their winning team. They also won the toss and chose to bowl first under extremely heavy skies.

Although the rain restricted the first day to only three hours of play, England still found themselves decimated in that time: they finished the day at 63 for five with all of their main batsmen dismissed and none for scores of more then 10. After coming together at 35 for five, Lewis and Russell staged an admirable recovery job to steer the team to a total of 126, but that's not enough to bowl at unless something extraordinary happens.

Something extraordinary did not happen: despite a disciplined five-over spell that rewarded Lewis with one wicket for only five runs, Pakistan passed the English total with eight wickets still in hand. The main objective for England at that point became damage limitation. And as it turned out, the damage was not limited: a century for Inzamam, made alongside Aamer Sohail (85) and Saleem Malik (who made most of his 92 after Inzamam's dismissal) left England staring down the barrel of a hopeless 331-run deficit. Even the definite positive of a tireless five-wicket haul for Darren Gough in which he dismissed Ijaz, Malik, Wasim, Mushtaq and Waqar could not change the fact that England were now entirely left to play for the draw with two full days left in the match.

Such a task is Mike Atherton's natural habitat, but he fell not to the fast bowling of Wasim or Waqar, but to the weirdly effective left-arm spin of Mujtaba. This would be a pattern as the English batsmen successfully nullified the main threat, only to make errors against the spinners. The top five actually did do very well, but the routine lack of meaningful contributions from number six and below has been a big weakness in this team for a while, and at last is has shown itself to be a fatal one. Despite his admirable bowling performances, Chris Lewis may find his position in the side under threat as England seek to find a better balance in the hope of retaining the Ashes and regaining the Bannerman Shield.

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I'm also adding a Player of the Season award in the style of the Allan Border Medal - the Barrington Medal.

Drawn or lost match
Best player - 3 points
2nd best player - 2 points
3rd best player - 1 point

Won match
Best player - 5 points
2nd best player - 3 points
3rd best player - 2 points
4th best player - 1 point

Standings
1. Alec Stewart - 10 points
2. Robin Smith - 8 points (+3)
3. Michael Atherton - 6 points
=4. Graeme Hick - 5 points
=4. Darren Gough - 5 points (+2)
=6. Phil Tufnell - 4 points
=6. Andy Caddick - 4 points
=7. Angus Fraser - 3 points
=7. Devon Malcolm - 3 points
=10. Chris Lewis - 1 point
=10. Jack Russell - 1 point (+1)
The mood around the England camp was not one of celebration, but amidst the sobriety was a moment of recognition for Alec Stewart, whose reward for another excellent season at the top of the order was to win the Barrington Medal for the second consecutive time.
 

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Well. That escalated quickly.
It's funny, almost as if losing 20 wickets for 218 in the middle of your Test series isn't the best strategy.

Honestly I was more or less powerless, as both innings took place almost entirely under Cricket Captain's cloudiest weather setting against Wasim and Waqar. Mushtaq then came on each time and obliterated the tailenders. It's disappointing of course, but something like this probably needed to happen to alert the selectors that sometimes having Lewis and Russell at six and seven can be a problem.

Losing eight wickets at 15.50 apiece to Asif Mujtaba was just embarrassing though, and was the biggest giveaway that we were a broken team. It improves his entire career record to 12 wickets at 35.08, rather than the four wickets at 75.75 he achieved in real life - and it's probably even worse because I'm pretty sure he took wickets against us in past series.
 

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