England vs India ODI Series- A Statistical Preview

England's Bowling Woes

England's bowling has been a worry

While England's batsmen have been piling on the runs, their bowlers have been busy conceding them. Even though opposition bowlers have bled runs in England, the English bowlers too have been accorded similar treatment.

Only the Irish have a poorer economy rate than the Englishmen at home and only Sri Lanka fares worse across all ODIs in this period. Among full members, India has the best bowling average- a tad above 32. England concede more than 36 runs per wicket and do better than only Pakistan, West Indies, and Sri Lanka.

Only two English bowlers, who have played at least 20 home games in this period, have a bowling average below 30- Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett. And all of them concede in excess of 5.30 runs per over. That is, on average, a minimum of 53 runs in a completed 10-over spell. While the English have churned out 15 ODI centuries since the last World Cup, their bowlers have been at the receiving end of 14- the most for any team.

India, in stark contrast, comes way down at number 7, with only 7 centuries scored against them. On 11 occasions, the English bowlers have conceded 300 or more in this period. No team has conceded more. And 8 of these 11 instances have been at home.