Ashes-2023 England VS Australia 16 June-31 July

Yeah, that's a heck of a list.

McGrath and Alderman's stats are absolutely stellar, although they had respectively the assistance of Atherton nicking off and Gooch falling lbw to inswingers.

Hazlewood also stellar but I didn't expect him to be that much more expensive.

Bob Willis has some great numbers there as well. Top drawer.

ETA also lol @ Jim Laker whirling away on uncovered pitches and going at less than 2 an over. Gritty 50s cricket.

ETA was surprised not to see Imran in there, but maybe his early period before his action remodelling is nerfing his stats a bit. Bet his SR from the 87 series is pretty decent.
 
Last edited:
T.J.Hooker II said:
Yeah, that's a heck of a list.

McGrath and Alderman's stats are absolutely stellar, although they had respectively the assistance of Atherton nicking off and Gooch falling lbw to inswingers.

Hazlewood also stellar but I didn't expect him to be that much more expensive.

Bob Willis has some great numbers there as well. Top drawer.
Click to expand...
Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins have all had their economy rate go up this series. Prior to the Ashes Hazlewood was 3.1, still higher than I thought it'd be. But his strike rate has gone down a little. Starc's average and strike rate has gone down and his economy has suffered the smallest increase but he was already higher than the other two are now.
 
If BazBall catches on abroad we might be on for a stat watershed. Suddenly economy rates bump.

By contrast, immediate postwar was an era of fierce cricketing austerity for everybody except Keith Miller. Bold attacking shots were expensive and dangerous and very strictly rationed.
 
Bazball should absolutely catch on. Not to the extremes England do it perhaps but it makes too much sense to not pump up the aggression on all kinds of pitches. On a bowler friendly surface you’ll just be dismissed by a jaffa regardless and on a flat surface you’re just leaving more runs out there. Modern bowlers are fit enough to last longer and still bowl at full intensity and with test series’ becoming shorter and shorter alongside squads becoming bigger there’s no real fatigue reason anyway.
 
Bevab said:
Bazball should absolutely catch on. Not to the extremes England do it perhaps but it makes too much sense to not pump up the aggression on all kinds of pitches. On a bowler friendly surface you’ll just be dismissed by a jaffa regardless and on a flat surface you’re just leaving more runs out there. Modern bowlers are fit enough to last longer and still bowl at full intensity and with test series’ becoming shorter and shorter alongside squads becoming bigger there’s no real fatigue reason anyway.
Click to expand...
Thats exactly what is contradiction in your statement on pitches like these Bazball is more suited . "Attack is the best of for defence".

As you said you will be outdone by a jaffa or a ball that just did enough from the surface and if you are lucky enough you will survive and the meantime you are surviving why not score runs before you got one jaffa.

20 run a ball is better than 9 off 82 in the end.
 
All this talk of bazball, remind me again who won/ retained the ashes this series? :tongue:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

IanG
2015 Australia Tour of England (The Ashes)
Replies
2
Views
1K
Umair7
Umair7
IanG
Ashes 2015 - Australia tour of England July/September 2015
69 70 71
Replies
1K
Views
59K
bigred
B
aussie1st
Ashes 2013 - Australia tour of England June/August 2013
12 13 14
Replies
207
Views
18K
sifter132
sifter132
J
Story Australia's International Story (Ashes Onwards) (ICC2005)
Replies
13
Views
2K
James_W
J
N
India tour of Ireland (2 T20Is) & England (1 Test, 3 ODIs & 3 T20Is)
43 44 45
Replies
665
Views
35K
wasteyouryouth
wasteyouryouth

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Top