This year England’s performance has been chalk n cheese with the bat. As there is a huge difference in 1st Inn & 2nd Inning batting. In 7 Tests played this year , England manage to post most runs in 2nd Innings, in which four times they batted beyond the 100th over, & four times they passed 300 score.
Usually teams like to post big score in 1st Innings…which am sure England would love to do..yet they are not been up to the task. Over all there has been some concern in their batting, yet they manage to grind opponents by not losing many wickets and scoring big in second innings.
In second innings they have the maximum number of centuries, and maximum number of 100+ partnerships.
A quick glance at their batting averages in both innings.
Table A
| 2013 | All | 1st Inn | 2nd Inns |
| Bat Avg | 33.56 | 29.58 | 39.94 |
| R/o | 2.83 | 2.96 | 2.69 |
| b/w | 71.20 | 60.06 | 89.04 |
| Balls/SS | 5.13 | 5.06 | 5.21 |
| SS/Balls | 19.50 | 19.77 | 19.20 |
| Singles rate | 9.30 | 8.78 | 9.86 |
| Boundary rate | 5.97 | 6.85 | 5.03 |
| Centuries | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 100 partnerships | 11 | 5 | 6 |
There is a huge gap in 1st /2nd Innings in average runs scored, & balls/wickets.
Table B – list of Batting partnerships this year (1st Inn/ 2nd Inn)
| 2013 | All | 1st Inn | 2nd Inns |
| 1st wkt | 37.26 | 23.12 | 53.42 |
| 2nd wkt | 42.73 | 50 | 34.42 |
| 3rd wkt | 34.33 | 16.75 | 54.42 |
| 4th wkt | 36.66 | 47 | 24.85 |
| 5th wkt | 57.64 | 63.62 | 49.66 |
| 6th wkt | 27.35 | 30.62 | 23.00 |
| 7th wkt | 27.31 | 11.38 | 66.00 |
| 8th wkt | 29.18 | 27.75 | 33.00 |
| 9th wkt | 12.81 | 13.87 | 4.67 |
| 10th wkt | 8.27 | 9.62 | 7 |
Table C : Batting order
| 2013 | all | 1st Inn | 2nd Inns |
| Bat No.1 | 36.80 | 23.00 | 52.57 |
| Bat No.2 | 34.20 | 21.75 | 48.42 |
| Bat No. 3 | 40.20 | 45.87 | 33.71 |
| Bat No.4 | 30.20 | 21.50 | 40.14 |
| Bat No.5 | 44.46 | 58.87 | 32.66 |
| Bat No.6 | 32.57 | 35.75 | 28.33 |
| Bat No.7 | 22.35 | 30.75 | 11.16 |
| Bat No.8 | 22.92 | 11.62 | 41.00 |
| Bat No.9 | 14.63 | 15 | 13.66 |
| Bat No.10 | 8.36 | 11.12 | 2 |
| Bat No.11 | 3.81 | 5.00 | 1 |
A look at their batsmen who contributed hugely in 2nd Innings. Interestingly the top 4 English batsmen are the leading run scorer for all teams this year.
| Batsmen | Inns | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | avg | st.rate | boundary rate |
| A Cook | 7 | 368 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 52.57 | 44.88 | 5.37 |
| J Root | 7 | 326 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 54.33 | 50.23 | 5.55 |
| I Bell | 7 | 300 | 109 | 1 | 2 | 60.00 | 39.58 | 5.28 |
| I Trot | 7 | 232 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 33.14 | 46.87 | 5.25 |
| M Prior | 6 | 169 | 110* | 1 | 0 | 84.50 | 56.71 | 10.07 |
All data is updated and processed before 4th Ashes series.
