Due to the complexity of the Cricviz data, it has been calculated that from the beginning of 2020 England will be missing 41% of the balls thrown by test tailors. On the other hand, only 30% of the balls that England bowled against the top 7 are missing.
Modern England was most effective at handling the tail when the ball was thrown up rather than short. The 2004 calendar year was the best in this regard, with tailors each limited to less than 14 runs. This was a time when the reverse swing was deadly in the hands of the shooting stars Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones, who had the highest strike rates of any bowler in England since the Edwardian era, with the exception of Frank Tyson. did.
The guards obviously play an important role in cleaning up the tail, but when the batter is waiting on his hind legs, wearing a helmet like a shami, padding well and expecting a long hop, it’s perfect. It’s not predictable, it’s amazing. It may be different for an express bowler like Jofra Archer to deliver a barrage of malicious short balls.
Meanwhile, England lost its psychological advantage, if not a test, by admitting that their usual methods did not work.