The most unexceptional Test batting line-up in history is within England’s grasp.
Over the last two years, plenty of people have averaged 30-odd for England, while only one, Ben Foakes, has averaged (very slightly) more. (Needless to say, quite a few players have also averaged less.)
We tried to work out whether England could pick an entire XI of players who have averaged 30-something in that period and whether that XI would have a balanced attack.
The answer is ‘nearly’.
You can and should read our workings-out over at Cricket 365.
August 15, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Delighted to see that one person who read that article clicked the “sad” emoji by way of review.
August 15, 2019 at 2:32 pm
I don’t understand the people who voted “Indifferent”. If you at least browsed through and cared enough to click, you’re not really indifferent, are you? Bloody nincompoops.
I voted Indifferent, btw. Just because.
August 15, 2019 at 2:52 pm
It seems appropriate that people voted indifferent for that one though.
Secretly hoping that it gets more votes than anything else we’ve written and that it’s a landslide for indifferent. What would that mean?
August 15, 2019 at 5:07 pm
That there’s a large portion of your readership that is fiercely nonchalant.
August 16, 2019 at 7:57 pm
Conspicuous indifference is very on-brand for this website
August 15, 2019 at 3:25 pm
We’d take a team of players averaging 30 at the moment.
August 15, 2019 at 3:41 pm
The giddy heights of 600 every match!
August 15, 2019 at 3:57 pm
Did you not see the bowling attack you’d end up with?
August 16, 2019 at 12:59 pm
Cricket captain 2018 has Bess and Tom Curran as unstoppable forces who take turns at number 1 in the rankings.
In the basis of no evidence, cc 2019 revoked this.
August 16, 2019 at 5:58 pm
In other news, over on Wisden Cricket Weekly Cricketer Spotted…
…whooaahh. An veritable outbreak of Co-op spottings. Is this plausible? Can you really visualise Dan Christian in the Co-op?
As for even suggesting Dawid Malan in Londis. Come. Off. It.