What the hell has happened to Hoggard?
Just thought I'd bring this question up again, having just read an interesting point regarding Hoggard on CW.
Last 12 Tests - 31 wickets @ 41.35.
The "one bad Test" is a myth.
I was wrong. Seems he's had more than 1 bad Test before being dropped. He's not performed brilliantly in the Championship either. Here are the comparison stats between the guys you'd consider to be in contention for a bowling place:
In the Championship
Anderson 11 @ 9.90
Onions 40 @ 13.02
Broad 7 @ 15.14
Flintoff 8 @ 18.62
Harmison 35 @ 18.68
Swann 6 @ 21.16
Plunkett 19 @ 22.15
Mahmood 24 @ 24.08
Rashid 10 @ 27.30
Hoggard 28 @ 27.50
Sidebottom 10 @ 30.20
Pattinson 7 @ 46.28
Bresnan 8 @ 59.50
Amjad Khan 2 @ 78.00
Panesar 6 @ 86.66
Pretty interesting stats really. Anderson, Onions, Broad, Flintoff and Harmison have performed comfortably better than their nearest seam bowling rivals, with Onions and Harmison having played more games. Swann's also performed well in the game he's played. The real interest comes in the fact that Plunkett, Mahmood and Rashid have all outperformed Hoggard, Sidebottom and Panesar. Plunkett has had an especially good season, and has contributed with the bat as well as the ball. I really don't see a way we could justify picking Hoggard or Sidearse, with Anderson, Onions, Broad, Flintoff and Harmison all having performed better.
Interesting to note that the 1 cap wonders in Amjad, Bresnan and Pattinson have all had pretty terrible seasons, and the less said about Panesar the better. That's a truely terrible performance given he's been playing in Division 2.
