England's 2024 cricket season has been a whirlwind of both exhilarating victories and crushing defeats. Despite early successes in India and Pakistan, the team struggled in subsequent matches, experiencing heavy losses against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. While the season has seen a significant rejuvenation of the squad with the introduction of several young talents, the team's inconsistency remains a concern.
Shoaib Bashir's visa, Ben Stokes' hamstring, Chris Woakes' off-spin and patio heaters. Two Ollie Robinsons, James Anderson and Josh Hull. Across 17 Tests in 2024, England have veered from exhilarating to infuriating, often in the same session.The first-Test triumphs in India and Pakistan have all-time great status. Defeats in Dharamsala, Rawalpindi, by Sri Lanka at The Oval and this week in New Zealand, were downright dreadful.
Twice beaten by more than 400 runs, a feat no other team has managed in the same calendar year. When England lose, they get mullered. Stokes' men have the knack of winning series openers – all five of them this year – then fading like broken Christmas lights. Four finales lost, three dead rubbers treated like beer matches. England's win-loss record is mitigated by eight Tests played in tough Asian conditions and the balance sheet looks healthier still given the revamp of personnel. For that reason, the value of England's 2024 may not be revealed for some time, well beyond a mouth-watering 2025. Of 24 players used, seven have been debutants, most with success. England have lowered the age-profile of their team while keeping results stable. Anderson, Robinson (the bowler), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes and Dan Lawrence have been shown the exit. Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jamie Smith and Jacob Bethell look here to stay. It is a contrast to the pension-pushing Australia team. The pace bowling needed most surgery and ends as the most improved. It is one of Brendon McCullum's biggest achievements as coach to wean England off Anderson and Stuart Broad.For all of the skills of Branderson, the question of how they and England could take wickets on unresponsive overseas pitches hung around like the Collatz conjecture. It is one of the reasons county bowlers are given the unwanted gift of a Kookaburra ball at various points in the English summer. In his five Tests, Carse has taken more wickets, 27, in a single winter than Anderson or Broad manage
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