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ReplayThe Ashes · Match 1 · Test
8 Jul 2015 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · England won the toss and chose to bat.
A real match, replayed ball by ball from its Cricsheet record. Nothing here is simulated.
0/00 ov
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Bowling
MA Starc0-0-0-0
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Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.
Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.
A Lyth facing MA Starc
Left-arm fast · New ball (1-20)
Career figures as of 2 Nov 2026, so they include matches after this one (8 Jul 2015).
England0/0 (0 ov) · in progress
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Lyth*batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| AN Cook*batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0/0 (0 ov) | |||||
Yet to bat: GS Ballance, IR Bell, JE Root, BA Stokes, JC Buttler, MM Ali, SCJ Broad, MA Wood, JM Anderson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.
Top strength (▲) and weakness (▼) from each player's career in this format, as of 2 Nov 2026, against comparable players.
Strength: New Zealand: average 50 · 96th percentile · 278 balls
Weakness: Australia: average 12.8 · 17th percentile · 251 balls
Strength: Left-arm fast: strike rate 59.2 · 96th percentile · 1,177 balls
Weakness: Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal 63.5 · below the 1st percentile · 5,140 balls
Strength: West Indies: average 81 · 96th percentile · 1,025 balls
Weakness: New ball (1-20): average 22.7 · 3rd percentile · 855 balls
Strength: Bangladesh: average 142 · 98th percentile · 881 balls
Weakness: United Arab Emirates: average 19 · 1st percentile · 664 balls
Strength: Leg break: strike rate 71.9 · 93rd percentile · 1,070 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: average 61.3 · 6th percentile · 3,321 balls
Strength: New ball (1-20): strike rate 68.7 · 98th percentile · 750 balls
Weakness: Left-arm fast: average 16.6 · 1st percentile · 635 balls
Strength: Old ball (21-80): average 41.4 · 91st percentile · 3,505 balls
Weakness: Left-arm fast: strike rate 35.6 · below the 1st percentile · 461 balls
Strength: South Africa: average 25.0 · 98th percentile · 1,692 balls
Weakness: New ball (1-20): average 11.5 · 1st percentile · 461 balls
Strength: Right-arm fast-medium: strike rate 79.0 · 98th percentile · 1,687 balls
Weakness: Slow left-arm orthodox: strike rate 41.5 · 1st percentile · 667 balls
Strength: Old ball (21-80): strike rate 83.9 · 100th percentile · 627 balls
Weakness: Second new ball (81+): strike rate 56.1 · 1st percentile · 508 balls
Strength: Pakistan: average 19.2 · 91st percentile · 4,048 balls
Weakness: Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal 15.3 · 2nd percentile · 734 balls
Strength: New ball (1-20): average 50.3 · 88th percentile · 2,178 balls
Weakness: Off break: strike rate 39.4 · 3rd percentile · 874 balls
Strength: Leg break: average 167 · 99th percentile · 514 balls
Weakness: England: average 26.0 · 1st percentile · 1,418 balls
Strength: Away from home: average 39.1 · 97th percentile · 888 balls
Weakness: Old ball (21-80): strike rate 132.7 · 2nd percentile · 929 balls
Strength: Second new ball (81+): average 80.7 · 94th percentile · 4,557 balls
Weakness: India: average 32 · 4th percentile · 1,397 balls
Strength: West Indies: average 542 · 100th percentile · 779 balls
Weakness: Pace: average 47.3 · 7th percentile · 1,664 balls
Strength: New ball (1-20): strike rate 56.1 · 95th percentile · 953 balls
Weakness: Second new ball (81+): average 19.1 · below the 1st percentile · 468 balls
Strength: Bangladesh: average 14.3 · 100th percentile · 803 balls
Weakness: Slow left-arm orthodox: strike rate 34.9 · 3rd percentile · 650 balls
Strength: At home: average 44.9 · 92nd percentile · 2,967 balls
Weakness: Right-arm fast: average 18.1 · 4th percentile · 566 balls
Strength: South Africa: average 46.9 · 99th percentile · 520 balls
Weakness: Left-handed batters: economy 3.7 · 13th percentile · 4,959 balls
Strength: Sri Lanka: average 16.9 · 97th percentile · 1,058 balls
Weakness: Old ball (21-80): average 14.3 · 4th percentile · 1,944 balls
Strength: West Indies: average 11.8 · 99th percentile · 743 balls
Weakness: Spin: average 8.8 · 7th percentile · 552 balls