Recalling England's defeat to India in the first Test at Lord's in 1986
Recalling England's defeat to India in the first Test at Lord's in 1986 Kapil Dev won a Test as India's captain in his 21st attempt, but the match was so not kind to David Gower, who was replaced by Mike Gatting after England lost their sixth Test in a row Cricket, like most sports, has a few examples of history repeating itself. Just ask Peter Moores . In 2007 Moores took charge of an England side that had lost 5-0 in Australia, and then suffered a series defeat at home to an Asian team after previously having that country nine wickets down at Lord's in an agonising draw (I'm ignoring the West Indian series for the purposes of my comparison). Sounds slightly familiar doesn't it? Want another example? In 1985, a 28-year-old left-handed batsman led England to a home Ashes series win (after winning away in India ) and all seemed rosy in the English garden. But then followed a demoralising 5-0 reverse in a series overseas, which snowballed into a home series de...