Summary
England is facing a difficult Ashes cricket series against Australia, who currently hold a 3-0 lead in the series. Data shows that Australia's batters and bowlers have generally outperformed England's players, contributing to England's poor results in the matches so far. The key issues for England include their batting, bowling strategies, and fielding.
Key Facts
- Australia leads the Ashes series 3-0, with matches in Melbourne and Sydney left to play.
- Australia's top-three batters scored 666 runs, averaging 41.6 runs, while England's top-three scored 436 runs, averaging 24.2.
- Travis Head was moved to an opener role due to a teammate's injury and scored highly, including 170 runs in Adelaide.
- England's Zak Crawley scored 214 runs in the last two Tests, but fellow players Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope have struggled.
- Australia has scored at a faster run-rate than England and have been more successful with attacking shots.
- England's bowlers took 23 wickets at an average of 32.2 runs with the new ball, compared to Australia's 32 wickets at 22.8.
- Experts say England has been bowling too short and less accurately than Australia.
- Fielding performance, such as catching, is another area where Australia has outperformed England.
