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Have been watching Ashes since 1977 & believe condition in England are toughest for any openers(home or visiting team). Here is snapshot of how openers performed in Ashes.
Analysis
15 Oct 2019 Last updated at 9:32 am(488)…Captains who led Australia in Test cricket(1999-2019)
A brief look at Australian Test trends since 1999 under various captains. Below table is concise of how Australian team excelled in batting and bowling.
Have used two indicators to reflect their batting and bowling performance.
In Batting I have selected
a) Totals of 400 plus scores (both inns) Australia manage to post under various captains.
b) Teams batted for 100 plus overs( both inns).
In Bowling I have selected
a) Bowling out opponents for 250 or less total (both inns)
b) Taking 100 or less overs to pick 10 wickets (both inns)
Here is a link to comparison of captains from West Indies team and Australian team.
(354)…Factory that produces leaders.
(583)..Ashes2019
Few decades ago bowling round the wicket was a rarity for fast bowlers. It was similar to bowling a slower ball. Today every right-arm fast bowler will go round the wicket if a batsman is a left-hander. It is interesting … Continue reading
(581)…Ashes(2019): -Right-arm round the wicket to you!.
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In this Ashes 2019 series Australia regularly employed at least 5 left handers in their playing XI. Overall seven players participated in 3 tests including two bowlers. In this series Australian left-handers have been victims of LBW, bowled, low scores … Continue reading
(580)…Ashes -Early victims of new ball!.
The first Ashes Test match of 2019 was won by Australia by 251 Runs. However Australia lost 4 wickets(of 17) in the first 10 overs of both innings. There was lot of movement for the bowlers and at times it … Continue reading
(577)…The Ashes
The 71st Ashes series has started(1st Aug – 2019), and Australia, the urn holder will be defending them in England. They have not won a series in England since 2001!. Recent history is seesaw success for teams Interestingly the last … Continue reading
(576)…CWC2019 – A complete list of statistical analysis
World Cup 2019. In my view the format is great for teams to perform. There are couple of things I feel that can be modified. Keep same round robin format. 2 games per day for first 15/20 … Continue reading
(575)…CWC2019 Team Review – Afghanistan
Afghanistan Performance Review This is the first time I have watched all Afghanistan matches live and collected their ball 2 ball data featuring few key indicators. Here is my analysis on their WC performance and what was the general … Continue reading
(574)…CWC2019 Team Review- Bangladesh
Bangladesh Performance Review Bangladesh totally relied on their batting to win matches in this WC. Hence they prepared themselves to chase any target. It is interesting to note that Bangladesh bowlers had more collective experience playing ODIs, then their batsmen. … Continue reading
(573)…CWC2019 Team Review – Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Performance Review Sri Lankan Cricket Board will be very happy with their team’s performance in the World Cup, especially after off field distractions. The controversies involving coach, selectors, players, then the bombing incident – all this would … Continue reading
(571)..CWC2019: Team Review – West Indies
West Indies Performance Review There is a philosophy in sports –“Potential will never win you any matches, performance win matches”. This truly applies to West Indies, who for this WC were represented by the best potential cricketers, whose performance … Continue reading
(570)…CWC2019 Team Review – New Zealand
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New Zealand Performance Review This might sound inappropriate but New Zealand team were lucky to be in the semi-finals!. As the tournament progressed their NNR (Net run rate)was going down. This along with their batting strike rate and boundary … Continue reading
(569)…CWC2019-Team Review-Pakistan
Pakistan Performance Review Pakistan became the most predictable team in this WC. In sense we all know how Pakistan can beat any team on their day and at same time how they can lose to a lower ranked team … Continue reading
(568)…CWC2019- Team review – England
England’s Performance Review Now that England has won the World Cup for very first time, we all would like to see how they prepare themselves to defend it. The next World Cup 2023 will held in India, here where history … Continue reading
(568)…CWC2019 Team Review – India
India’s Performance Review Coming to this World Cup, India along with England were hot favourites to win. They both had the strongest team! – Like England they too had injury issue with Shikar Dhawan broke his hand and had to … Continue reading