The sorry statistics that reveal the flaws in England's bouncer barrage approach against tailenders - after Glenn Phillips' century put New Zealand on top at the Oval

RICHARD GIBSON: In practice, bombing the tail just doesn't work for this England team, regardless of whether Ben Stokes or Joe Root is out there directing traffic.

On the face of it, the theory makes sense. Make your opponents least-skilled wielders of a willow feel uncomfortable, expose their inferior techniques, even cause them physical pain, while forcing an…

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