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On 03/07/2025 22:15, miked wrote:

On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 17:07:07 +0000, David North wrote:

On 03/07/2025 16:07, max.it wrote:

You have to get to the rabbits first.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjrll8dz7j9o

"England were the sixth worst at removing the tail in the previous cycle
of the World Test Championship, with the opposition averaging 87.04
after the sixth wicket fell in that period."

Sadly, that's not true - they were actually sixth-_best_ (fourth-worst).

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?
class=1;filter=advanced;groupby=opposition;orderby=fow_average;partnership_wicketmin1=7;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;series=15144;template=results;trophy=804;type=fow

but if you change it to wkts 8-10 england are the worst?

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html? class=1;filter=advanced;groupby=opposition;orderby=fow_average;partnership_wicketmin2=8;partnership_wicketval2=partnership_wicket;series=15144;template=results;trophy=804;type=fow

Yes, and that's probably a better measure, considering that, across the tournament as a whole, the biggest drop in average partnership was from
the 7th wicket (28.46) to the 8th (21.14).

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;groupby=fow_wicket;orderby=fow_wicket;series=15144;template=results;type=fow
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David North
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