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Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day four at the Perth Stadium. STALEMATE The morning session was an attritional, but strangely compelling, two hours of cricket. Across 30 overs Australia added just 58 runs at a run rate of 1.93 runs per over and with just two boundaries. Neither Australia or—more curiously perhaps—India, showed much intent […]
Ben Jones analyses a day where Australia fought through the tough times, then threw away the initiative. India’s bowlers will be relieved. At the end of Day One, it appeared briefly that their loose new ball display had cost their side heavily. Inaccurate and down on pace, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah wasted the weapons […]
Freddie Wilde’s analytical report from day three at the Perth Stadium. NATURAL VARIATION DOES FOR RAHANE Day three got off to the perfect start for Australia who removed Ajinkya Rahane with the fourth ball of the day. The wicket was the result of natural variation which saw the wicket-ball spin less than Lyon’s match average […]
A lot has been said about the new Perth Stadium. It’s been criticised for being soulless, a homogeneous bowl as far removed from the romance of the WACA as one can imagine. In some respects, it’s a fair assessment – the sheer size of the place makes it almost impossible to fill – but today […]
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day two at the Perth Stadium. NO BUMRAH India’s decision not to open the bowling with Jasprit Bumrah at the start of day two was peculiar. On day one Bumrah was clearly India’s best bowler, drawing a higher proportion of false shots and having a higher Expected Wickets sum than […]
After an intriguing first day at the new Optus Stadium, Ben Jones analyses India’s new ball bowling, and wonders what could have been. Pitch-hype has generally fallen flat in recent times. One loses track of how often a surface is photographed the day before a Test, green as the outfield, before going on to play […]
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day one at the Perth Stadium.
Patrick Noone looks ahead to the 2nd Test in Perth and what conditions India and Australia can expect at the new venue. The 2nd Test will be a trip into the unknown for both Australia and India as the Optus Stadium in Perth hosts its first ever Test match. The new ground has only staged […]
Patrick Noone compares the performances of the two seam attacks after India came out on top in Adelaide. The match was billed as a battle between two great seam attacks – arguably the two best in the world – and it did not disappoint. All six of the quick bowlers had an impact on the […]
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day five at the Adelaide Oval. SHORT BALL USAGE BY INDIA At the start of day five India had 31 overs remaining with the old ball. With less seam and swing on offer India’s use of the short ball was notable. On day four India’s quicks only bowled four bouncers […]
Ben Jones analyses the ongoing difficulties of Australian batsman Peter Handscomb. Peter Handscomb is surely on the brink. After another low score, and another scrappy innings, the Australian No.5 looks more and more like a man unable to succeed in Test cricket with his current approach. Today, he fell prey to a classic bit of […]
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day four at the Adelaide Oval. AUSTRALIA MISS A TRICK Day four resumed with India leading by 165 runs and Australia in desperate need of quick wickets. It was intriguing—and in hindsight most definitely an error—that Australia opted to start the day with Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood and not […]
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day three at the Adelaide Oval. INDIA’S PLANNING EXPOSED India managed to seal a small first innings lead of 15 but it could have been more were it not for Nathan Lyon’s cameo of 24 off 28 balls. Lyon’s brief innings suggested a lack of planning from India who bowled […]
Ben Jones analyses a day when India followed in Cheteshwar Pujara’s footsteps, and flipped their strategy on its head.
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day two at the Adelaide Oval.
Ben Jones analyses the strategic shift that allowed Ravi Ashwin to dominate on Day Two in Adelaide.
Freddie Wilde’s analytical notes from day one at the Adelaide Oval.
Ahead of the first Test between India and Australia at Adelaide Oval tomorrow, Patrick Noone looks at how the characteristics of the venue might affect the match.
CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde investigates the evolution of Nathan Lyon and Ravi Ashwin.
CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde previews a hugely important Test series between Australia and India.
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