Lowest 'standardised' score since 1946

25.71 after Australia beat England 4-0 in the summer of 1989

Highest 'standardised' score since 1946

101.82 way back in 1958 three glorious summers beating Australia 2-1, West Indies 3-0 and New Zealand 4-0

Highest position since 1946

Top of course! No less than 7 times, but not since June of 1980, hang on, not any more... Top in Jan 2011

Lowest position since 1946

Eighth - joyous days - back in 1989 - when there were only 8 test playing nations.

Best score movement since 1946

Home

Up 18.05 points after beating Australia 3-0 in the summer of 1977 (4th best overall)

Away

Up 16.90 when beating West Indies in May 1968 1-0. This took England from 4th to the top of the table and ended a 5 year reign at the top of the table for the West Indies. It was also the second best score achieved away from home

Worst score movement since 1946

Home

Down 16.50 to West Indies in June 1963 - the series that began the 5 year reign at the top for West Indies that ended with England’s record away score. The series score was 1-3

Away

Down 23.3 after losing to Australia in the winter of 1958/9 - a glorious fall from our highest standardised score! (1st overall)

Most consecutive 'ups' since 1946

7 - from that 'loss' against West Indies in April 94 until the loss against Pakistan in August 1996 - losing 2-0 at home (Loss to Sri Lanka in summer of 2006 ended run of 6)

Currently on a run of 4 ‘ups’

Most consecutive 'downs' since 1946

6 - from the winter of 1970/71 through to the winter of 72/73 - with negative scores against New Zealand (away), Pakistan, India and Australia (home) and India and Pakistan (away) - the run only just being interrupted by a gain of 0.15 against New Zealand in the summer of 1973 before a further fall of 12 after being beaten by West Indies later in the summer!

Overall number of ups since 1946

99 (49 at home, 50 away)

Overall number of downs since 1946

76 (42 at home, 34 away)