Numbers Game

The Morgan-Bopara impetus to England's line-up

The presence of these two batsmen has made England's lower middle order more explosive, and given the team a more formidable look in ODIs

06-Sep-2013•S Rajesh

Ashes heroes in series defeats

Only six bowlers have done better than Ryan Harris' 24 wickets at 19.58 in a losing Ashes campaign

30-Aug-2013•S Rajesh

Winning despite a misfiring top order

England's top three wickets have averaged 23.75 per partnership in Ashes 2013, which is their lowest in a series win in over 100 years

23-Aug-2013•S Rajesh

Much closer than 3-0

Despite the series scoreline, England's batting average is only 3.66 more than Australia's, which is the lowest since 1970 in a series with a margin of three of more Tests

16-Aug-2013•S Rajesh

Australia's pace attack their one saving grace

England have dominated most aspects of the Ashes so far, but the one area where Australia have trumped them is fast bowling

09-Aug-2013•S Rajesh

South Africa's Sri Lanka-phobia

Since 2000, South Africa have a 1-12 win-loss record versus Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka; no team other than Bangladesh have done as badly

02-Aug-2013•S Rajesh

Misbah's golden run in ODIs

Since the beginning of 2011, Misbah-ul-Haq has scored 20 fifties in 62 innings, and has been a pillar of strength in an otherwise shaky batting line-up

26-Jul-2013•S Rajesh

Clarke's problems at No. 4

Australia's captain averages almost 64 in Tests when batting at No. 5, but at four his average drops to a third of that figure

19-Jul-2013•S Rajesh

The leader of the pack

Peter Siddle has taken over as Australia's premier fast bowler in the last 20 months, taking plenty of wickets and often dismissing the key opposition batsmen

12-Jul-2013•S Rajesh

The difference between England's and Australia's top orders

Going into the Ashes, England's top four has a solid look to it. Australia's, on the other hand, has plenty to prove

05-Jul-2013•S Rajesh

Ashwin's ODI report card

Ashwin's strength has been his ability to bowl at any stage of the innings, but he could do with a few more wickets in the middle overs

28-Jun-2013•S Rajesh

Are England's top three too slow for ODIs?

Alastair Cook, Ian Bell or Jonathan Trott are not out-and-out aggressive batsmen, but they haven't done too badly in ODIs in the last 18 months

21-Jun-2013•S Rajesh

Batting trips up Pakistan again

The Champions Trophy debacle was just another example of how frail Pakistan's batting has been over the last few years

14-Jun-2013•S Rajesh

English conditions not so tough for ODI batting

There's a tendency to believe that conditions in England favour swing and seam bowlers in ODIs, but the stats show otherwise

07-Jun-2013•S Rajesh

Bell's struggle for runs

After an outstanding run-spree in 2010 and 2011, Ian Bell has had a lean spell since 2012, which seems to have pushed him into a shell

31-May-2013•S Rajesh

The new Harmison? Or is it the new Caddick?

Like the other two tall England fast bowlers, Stuart Broad has been destructive when at his best, but in between those spells his bowling average is unusually high

24-May-2013•S Rajesh

New Zealand's middle-order problems

New Zealand seem to have unearthed a solid opening combination, but they'll want more runs from their middle order, which has been the worst among the top teams since 2007

17-May-2013•S Rajesh

IPL's two halves, and its most productive overs

Stats confirm that the last overs of IPL 2013 have been more productive than in previous seasons, and batsmen have finally come into their own after a sluggish start

10-May-2013•S Rajesh

Is Bangalore the best pitch to bat on?

A look at the stats at each venue in IPL 2013: where have the batsmen piled up the runs, and where have quick bowlers thrived the most?

03-May-2013•S Rajesh

Australia's Watson dilemma

In 2009 and 2010, Shane Watson was Australia's best Test batsman, but since then his average is the lowest among their top-order batsmen

26-Apr-2013•S Rajesh

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