STAT from our two tests in NZ

"Our bowling attack ranks, statistically, as England’s least threatening in history.

They took a wicket every 115.7 balls sent down which, according to the number-crunching statistician Andy Zaltzman, beat a previous worst strike-rate of 114.5 during the six-Test 1989 Ashes."

[Courtesy of Guardian article looking back on the series, here:
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After the first test all the talk was of our batting failings. Agree there's been problems there but, as I said at the time, I think our inability to take 20 wickets in a match, or even look like doing it, is a real challenge. The minute the pitch isn't doing anything spectacular we have a tendency to look really toothless.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on December 3rd 2019 at 17:28:57

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STAT from our two tests in NZ (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 17:28:57
- Jof was supposed to change that (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 3, 17:36:09
  - First time he's bowled with a kookaburra in tests,it's only in the (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 3, 18:20:27
    - Totally agree about the need for patience, he’s by far the best quick we’ve got (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 3, 18:47:56
      - i didn't know that,not a bad idea i suppose,now to just prepare tracks that regularly boun (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 3, 19:02:50
    - And it might be that bowling that line was planned,test their (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 3, 18:23:52
      - Yup! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 3, 18:46:17
  - If given a chance, someone will reply “early days - learning curve” or similar (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 17:42:21
    - Yup, but also (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 3, 17:50:25
      - Yup, agreed on both points. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 17:56:18
      - Or indeed the Indian pace bowlers, they've now got an excellent attack too. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 3, 17:56:09
- I shut up shop after the second dropped catch, just embarrassing stuff. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 3, 17:30:41
  - I blame Hampshire (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Dec 3, 18:38:31
  - Not the dropped catches that worry me (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 17:45:07
    - And no spinner (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 3, 17:51:07

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