Arthur Crabtree wrote:From statsguru.
In Aus-77
BD- 30
UK-43
India-60
NZ-66
SA-67
SL-41
UAE-44
WI-142
Don't reckon anyone called him a ftb though.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Good strike rates!
He actually scored more runs in 2015.
He doesn't have the most runs in a calendar year for someone called Smith. That was Graeme Smith in 2008.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:It's not happening in this series though. No one else has more than one ton on either side. All the England players are struggling. Paine, Handscom, Bancroft, Khawaja average under 40. Smith has half again the runs Warner has, twice the total of S.Marsh, four times the rest... The pitches have been good enough to produce results (and there would have been one at the MCG if Smith hadn't dropped Cook on 50...).
Arthur Crabtree wrote:England couldn't pick Mason Crane with a great deal of confidence either. Which is a fault with the squad.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Fair enough. Not sure either option sounds appealing. If Crane isn't ready he could have another Kerrigan (or Borthwick). If he'd built up a few years of experience in CC1 and was a regular pick for his county, he could be better rated as to whether he's ready or good enough. I'd have taken Leach and Rayner, though I have to admit that Leach wasn't doing well for the Lions. Crane just feels like a throw of the dice, especially as a lone spinner. He's also hardly played all winter.
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