Duck, duck, lose: the numbers behind England’s latest batting collapse

England’s hitters are missing again in the Ashes and average less than 25 runs per wicket in 2021

England’s latest batting collapse in Australia follows on from a series of below average scores from the men’s Test team in the past year. Statistics show the top order fairs poorly compared with other countries, and well adrift of their six main rivals.

Here we take a look at the stats which highlight how poor England’s batters have been since Joe Root was named Test captain in February 2017.

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