Following Sri Lanka’s dismal tour, Richard Edwards explores some other nightmare series against England

Sri Lanka came, they saw, and then couldn’t wait to get to the airport after one of the most miserable performances from a touring side in modern memory. Only rain spared them from a run of six defeats in six matches as a rampant England destroyed them in both the 50 over and T20 format. Mickey Arthur’s side, though, are from alone in underwhelming on English soil:
India 1952

It would be 19 more years until India finally won a Test series on English soil –...