Mens high performance review report

SEPTEMBER 2022 OUR PROPOSED ACTIONS · Trial the use of the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship cricket to test the impact on bowlers’ skills development OUR RATIONALE We know that to achieve our ambition we need to develop skills that allow us to be dominant at home and win Test Series abroad. Our home advantage with the ball in Test matches is not as strong as it could be. Our seam bowlers do perform better in England and Wales compared to our opposition. However, our home advantage is smaller than most other nations. RECOMMENDATION: 6 CHALLENGE OUR BOWLERS TO DEVELOP THEIR GLOBAL SKILLS DIFFERENCE IN SEAM BOWLING AVERAGE SINCE 2014 - HOME TEAM VS. AWAY TEAM WHEN BOWLING IN... DIFFERENCE IN SPIN BOWLING AVERAGE SINCE 2014 - HOME TEAM VS. AWAY TEAM WHEN BOWLING IN... 7.0 12.9 -0.3 -2.4 -2.9 Away seamers perform better Away spinners perform better Home seamers perform better Home spinners perform better -5.8 -8.0 -5.1 -8.2 -12.7 -12.5 -16.4 -14.2 -22.5 -15.7 -23.9 HIGH-PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MEN’S CRICKET IN ENGLAND AND WALES In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In Further, our seamers struggle much more away from home, compared to other nations. In fact, only West Indies and New Zealand have seen a bigger worsening of bowling averages away from home since 2014. The same is true for spinners, with only the West Indies having a worse ‘home advantage’ in this discipline. 17