Gower led England during the 1985 Ashes , and his team was victorious ; however , two 5 – 0 whitewashes against the West Indies ( in 1984 and 1985 – 86 ) reflected poorly on his captaincy , and Gower was replaced in 1986 . He was briefly reinstated for the 1989 Ashes series , before being replaced as captain by Graham Gooch . The strained relationship between the pair contributed to Gower retiring from international cricket in 1993 . Nevertheless , he ended with an impressive record in first-class cricket , accumulating 26,339 runs at an average of 40.08 , and 53 centuries . As of February 2013 , he holds the record of 119 consecutive innings without registering a duck in Test cricket . Following his retirement , Gower became a successful cricket commentator with Sky Sports , and on 16 July 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
David Gower