Cricket - summer averages

[cinelli]

England Players in all Test Matches in 2017

Batting
                 M'ch Inn NO  H'est  Runs  Av'ge 100s 50s Ct  St

J.E. Root          7  12   0   190    729  60.75   2   5   9
A.N. Cook          7  13   0   243    572  44.00   1   2  12
B.A. Stokes        7  12   0   112    527  43.92   2   4  16
Moeen M. Ali       7  12   1    87    361  32.82       3   4
J.M. Bairstow      7  12   0    99    389  32.42       3  26   2
M.D. Stoneman      3   5   1    52    120  30.00       1
T. Westley         5   9   1    59    193  24.12       1   1
D.J. Malan         5   8   0    65    189  23.62       2
G.S. Ballance      2   4   0    34     85  21.25           2
T.S.Roland-Jones   4   6   2    25     82  20.50
S.C.J. Broad       7  10   2    57*   129  16.12       1   2
K.K. Jennings      4   8   0    48    127  15.88           1
J.M. Anderson      7   9   6    12     27   9.00           5
M.A. Wood          2   4   0    28     34   8.50           1
L.A. Dawson        2   4   1    13     18   6.00           2
--also--
C.R. Woakes        1   2   1    61*    84   ----       1

Bowling
                 Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts   Best   Av'ge 5wI 10wM

J.M. Anderson    236.3   72    550   39   7- 42   14.10   3
T.S.Roland-Jones  89.2   23    334   17   5- 57   19.65   1
Moeen M. Ali     192     36    639   30   6- 53   21.30   2   1
B.A. Stokes      156.3   34    501   16   6- 22   31.31   1
S.C.J. Broad     227.1   59    678   20   3- 34   33.90
--also--
L.A. Dawson       44.4    8    169    5   2- 34    ---
C.R. Woakes       33.2    6    122    2   1- 44    ---
M.A. Wood         56     13    197    1   1-  3    ---
K.K. Jennings      1      0      2    0            ---
D.J. Malan         1      0      7    0            ---
T. Westley         4      0     12    0            ---
J.E. Root          5      0     18    0            ---

CRAVE 3.0

Comment: Root - consistent. Cook - accumulating. Stokes - Bothamesque. Ali - valuable. Anderson - marvellous. Bairstow - reliable. Stoneman, Westley, Malan, Ballance, Jennings - unproved.

Cinelli

[didds]

its difficult to classify Ballance as even unproved - he's had enough chances. And to end up with an avereage of just 21 from 4 innings surekly says enough given the amount of opportunities he has now had.

Its a bit of a bugger still as England still have three spots in the top 5 up for grabs with the Ashes looming.

didds

[Ashfordian]

[pre]England Players in all Test Matches in 2017

Batting
M'ch Inn NO H'est Runs Av'ge 100s 50s Ct St

M.D. Stoneman 3 5 1 52 120 30.00 1
T. Westley 5 9 1 59 193 24.12 1 1
D.J. Malan 5 8 0 65 189 23.62 2

Comment: Root - consistent. Cook - accumulating. Stokes - Bothamesque. Ali - valuable. Anderson - marvellous. Bairstow - reliable. Stoneman, Westley, Malan, Ballance, Jennings - unproved.

Cinelli

This really does highlight the weakness in England's batting at 2, 3 & 5. To be competitive in the Ashes we need 2 of these 3 positions to be scoring 40+ in every innings.

[Alaric]

This really does highlight the weakness in England's batting at 2, 3 & 5.

There was a need to replace Strauss, Trott, Bell and Pietersen. They've only got Root. Taylor was forced to retire with health problems.

[didds]

This really does highlight the weakness in England's batting at 2, 3 & 5.

There was a need to replace Strauss, Trott, Bell and Pietersen. They've only got Root. Taylor was forced to retire with health problems.

Yes of course.

And there is now a weakness in England's batting at 2,3 and 5. The list of those platers mentioned retired

Stauss:2012
Trott:2015
Bell:2015
Pieterson:2014

Taylor only played 7 tests to be fair to him, but an average of just 26 in 13 innings with a highest score of 76 and just two fifties in that time hardly shows he was a sure fire selection maybe.

So in 5 years England have failed to find an opening partner for Cook, and haven't found a solid performer for the upper order either.

I'd day that was a concern.

didds