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lammo Dec 2024 1:39pm, 9 Dec 2024 12,889 posts	0 lammo Great stats fetch, looks like we have a great batting line up to me
fetcheveryone Dec 2024 1:42pm, 9 Dec 2024 31,361 posts	0 fetcheveryone It's also worth considering the standard of the opposition each team faced - which might add some colour to those numbers.
Cerrertonia Dec 2024 2:00pm, 9 Dec 2024 22,450 posts	0 Cerrertonia Crawley has a seriously poor record against NZ, averaging 10 in 10 tests against them. In this series, Matt Henry has had him 4 times in 4 innings and Crawley has yet to score a run against him. His all time batting average against him is 3.
Ocelot Spleens Dec 2024 3:33pm, 9 Dec 2024 40,048 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Who do you pick instead of Crawley or Pope is a better question? Jennings? Pope gets dropped when Smith rejoins.
fetcheveryone Dec 2024 4:04pm, 9 Dec 2024 31,364 posts	0 fetcheveryone In my case, I am happy with them both for now. Wisden pointing out that the average age of the England team is now five years younger than it was for the last Ashes test in Australia.
rf_fozzy Dec 2024 4:14pm, 9 Dec 2024 23,448 posts	0 rf_fozzy fetcheveryone wrote:In my case, I am happy with them both for now. Wisden pointing out that the average age of the England team is now five years younger than it was for the last Ashes test in Australia. Which can be explained by Anderson and Broad pretty much on its own.
fetcheveryone Dec 2024 4:25pm, 9 Dec 2024 31,365 posts	0 fetcheveryone The shape of the graph in this article suggests it's a bit more than that: telegraph.co.uk
fetcheveryone Dec 2024 4:27pm, 9 Dec 2024 31,366 posts	0 fetcheveryone TLDR: at the Oval 2023, there were 8 players that were 30+. At the Oval 2024, there were only 3.
fetcheveryone Dec 2024 4:27pm, 9 Dec 2024 31,367 posts	0 fetcheveryone (Would ideally have been 4, with Stokes playing)
paulcook Dec 2024 12:32am, 10 Dec 2024 7,113 posts	0 paulcook I think fozzy has been hiding some secret!! wisden.com