AFP, Southampton :
England will try to stop the rot when they face India in the third Test at Southampton on Sunday, having lost seven of their last nine Test matches.
Repeated batting collapses have hurt England during that run as the below list shows (wickets lost for runs scored, opponent, venue date, result for England): 8-54 and 7-49 v Australia, Brisbane, Nov 2013 — Lost by 381 runs.
6-24 v Australia, Adelaide, Dec 2013 — Lost by 218 runs
6-61 and 4-17 v Australia, Perth, Dec 2013 — Lost by 150 runs
6-53 and 5-6 v Australia, Melbourne, Dec 2013 — Lost by 8 wkts
5-17 and 4-8 v Australia, Sydney, Jan 2014 — Lost by 281 runs
6-75 v Sri Lanka, Lord’s, Jun 2014 – Drawn
5-18 v Sri Lanka, Headingley, Jun 2014 — Lost by 100 runs
6-68 v India, Trent Bridge, Jul 2014 – Drawn
6-50 v India, Lord’s, Jul 2014 — Lost by 95 runs.
