Nothing stokes an English cricket fan's ire more than a loss to Australia, and this series looks sets to start another bonfire.
With that in mind, I wanted to look at how good (or bad) Stokes’ record is compared to his recent predecessors.
@guerillacricket@Grubby78@BLACKCAPS@AnnieChave@tonybishop1 Tables simplified
🔵seasons:
16 for a win, 8 for a draw -> 2 for a win, 1 for a draw
🟢 seasons:
16 for a win, 5 for a draw -> 3 for a win, 1 for a draw
Conclusion: BP make no difference and confuse newbies. Red numbers denote every change in order, including deductions.
@bbctms The Guardian called NZ "tricky". Tuffers just called them "compact" (whatever that means) and "well-drilled" (like a non-league football team?).
Are we unable to say a New Zealand team is ... really good?
@NoContextCounty "If you get caught somewhere on the boundary or in the field, then who cares? On another day that could go for six so I'm not too fussed about that."
"NOOOOO! Stop trying to hit it for six all the time!"
*Edges it behind*