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Originally Posted by Aurelius  Simply taking the average wickets per match for Hoggard, Sidebottom, Flintoff and Panesar, you get 3.7, 4.1, 2.9 and 3.5 wickets per match respectively. This equals up to 14.1 wickets per match .... Having another bowler- say Harmison at 3.7, takes the sum WPM to 17.8, which takes an awful ot of pressure off the bowlers. |
You have shown there one of the reasons why have suffered under Moores playing 4 bowlers. You need to take 20 wickets to win games and on decent pitches against any opposition better than poor, 4 bowlers wont do!
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Originally Posted by darksideofthemoon Then there are back to back Tests. Imagine bowling 45 overs on the last day of one Test and having to bowl again in the first innings of the next Test a few days later. Five bowlers means they are all fresher and the captain has a choice if a bowler isn't bowling well or has a niggle or even an injury. |
Thats the second reason to have 5 bowlers. We can all harp on about workload but with today's back to back matches you cant expect bowlers to shoulder a massive workload and stay fit for long. Its not like the olden days where you had a good break between tests (and had a rest day!)