Arthur Crabtree wrote:Difficult to compare now. A&B are another era.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Plunkett has a slightly worse econ but a far better SR.
I reckon Woakes and Plunkett in particular have better SRs than Broad. And wickets count for a lot these days.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:England have been creating pitches and outfields that clearly help batters too, with the last WC triggering a marked change in strategy. The gain for the batters has been paid for by the bowlers.
Anyway, haven't we already been back to Broad? He was recalled (in SA I think) exactly because England thought he might do better than these suffering bowlers, and he didn't make any difference.
sussexpob wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:Plunkett has a slightly worse econ but a far better SR.
Plunkett is also a player like Broad who played outside of the last 5 years a lot. His econ record since 2015 is 5.92, with three years in 5 over 6.33. To put that in perspective, thats three years over the worst ever recorded career economy rate in ODI history for a player that has taken over 50 wickets. The comparison isnt even close for Plunkett. Stokes actually tops that list of worst Economy rates, so in tandem its a bit of a disaster. Willey is 11th on the list. Wood and Rashid make a top 20 (if we reduce it to Woods 40 wickets), as does Finn. Woakes career rate floats him near the top 25-30, but key for him, aside from this Windies series, he has improved significantly, and his career record is largely tainted from the 2011-15 period. In fact, between 2016-18 his record is superb, a really oasis in the desert, with low 5.1/5.3 range.I reckon Woakes and Plunkett in particular have better SRs than Broad. And wickets count for a lot these days.
Is there a consistent link to SR and econ? BD have the worst SR and best econ out of all nations playing test cricket by 2015, the rest its very up and down. England SR not that bad, but their econ is noticeably bad. India strike less than South Africa, but have a better econ.
There seems a more sizeable difference between runs given away, than the difference between on average getting 7 as opposed to 8 wickets.
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