We have heard a lot this winter – that England is not as athletic as their opponents – and may be more efficient.
The first thing to say is that it has nothing to do with work experience or youth – Australia was an average of 28 years in this series, compared to 27 England.
And although many were made of catching England – they abandoned seven fishing in one day of the test – their catching capacity of 63% was just in 68.
Yellow and green butterflies? NO …
Raw numbers do not show that the drop is registered only when the hunt chooses.
So, while Australia threw out outrageous grabbing from the sky – showing athleticism, they had never seen so consistently in the cricket of women before – England had given simple possibilities.
So many of these Australian drops were difficult opportunities that England would not try.
And although there is no data on the course saved in the field, the naked eye would suggest that Australia saved 20-30 more per match than England.
Another measure of efficiency is the ability to hit time, and thus, lead more singles than the opposition and turns them into two, etc.
In the whole series, England absorbed almost 200 dots balls more than Australia (some probably from the above -mentioned unique field), while the side of Alyssa Healy won 111 more singles and 17 consecutive two.
Considering that there was not much difference in terms of six – Australia hitting 17 to 12 to England – it is a possibility of turning the strike and keeping the ass of the scoreboard in which the hosts are perfect.
