England won the World Twenty20 with a side containing four players born outside England, and they will, in all likelihood, field a similar side in this year's Tests. When was the last time England fielded 11 players all born in the country in a Test match?
The last time England fielded 11 English-born players in the same Test side was in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in December 2003. Nasser Hussain, who was born in India, missed that match but returned for the rest of the series. (Thanks to Mike Leach, who squirrelled out this answer on Facebook.)
When was the last time the players wore white clothing in a one-day international?
The last one-day series contested by teams in pristine white clothing were the five matches during Zimbabwe's tour of India in December 2000. The last time it happened in England was during the early-season series against South Africa in 1998.
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