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Jonathan Agnew

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Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

But the economy rate was the real problem, 4.8 per over.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

So that strike rate...

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

A wicket every 38 balls.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Out of the 32 England bowlers who've taken 20 or more wickets in a series in Australia, his strike rate is the second best behind Wilfred Rhodes in a series in the first decade of the 20th century.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

But his economy rate, by a massive distance, the worst.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Only one of the other 32 had conceded more than 3.6 and over.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

So that sort of exemplified England's series with the ball.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Will Jacks also went at almost 5 and over.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

So the two most expensive series by England bowlers who bowled 60 or more overs in a series against anyone.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

And just finally, on Australia, what's the tale of the tape there in terms of most runs and most wickets?

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Well, they've had a few individuals that have done remarkable things.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Travis Head, particularly, over 600 runs, 629 in the series, the ninth most for Australia.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

in an Ashes series and the fourth most for Australia in an Ashes series since 1948.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Over 600 as opener, reached double figures in all 10 innings, which the first player to do that in an Ashes series this millennium.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Obviously, it's not always that players get to play all 10 innings, but it still shows something about the consistency that he had

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Alex Carey, over 300 runs, average 46, 28 dismissals, the joint second most by a wicketkeeper in any Test series.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Steve Smith, a useful series with about just the 100 in this match, but 14 catches in four Tests.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

He's now taken 58 catches in his last 23 Ashes Tests, which would be reasonably good if you were a wicketkeeper.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

He's a slipfielder.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

We talk about the differences between the sides, those fielding stats.