From BBC Zaltzman.
More details https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59825697

No team has ever lost more Tests in a calendar year than the nine
defeats suffered by England in 2021.

England have been bowled out for under 150 a joint-record eight times
this year.

England batters reached 25 runs 91 times in 2021. Root converted 10 of
his 18 into half-centuries, including six three-figure scores. The
rest made 22 fifties from 73 scores of 25, with just one hundred -
Burns against New Zealand.

Joe Root is the only England player who has averaged more with the bat
in 2021 than 2020.

England still have only two players who have posted half-centuries in
this Ashes.

Only three of England's 15 Tests this year did not feature a duck by
one of their openers.

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In message <0vdusgdqbvhj99siip6tvihkn8bl906e58@4ax.com>, max. it
<max@tea.time> writes
>
>From BBC Zaltzman.
>More details https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59825697
>
>No team has ever lost more Tests in a calendar year than the nine
>defeats suffered by England in 2021.

To be fair, not many teams play enough Tests in a year to make that very
likely. Whilst nine losses in 15 matches is certainly poor, it puts it
into better perspective.

>
>England have been bowled out for under 150 a joint-record eight times
>this year.
>
>England batters reached 25 runs 91 times in 2021. Root converted 10 of
>his 18 into half-centuries, including six three-figure scores. The
>rest made 22 fifties from 73 scores of 25, with just one hundred -
>Burns against New Zealand.
>
>Joe Root is the only England player who has averaged more with the bat
>in 2021 than 2020.
>
>England still have only two players who have posted half-centuries in
>this Ashes.
>
>Only three of England's 15 Tests this year did not feature a duck by
>one of their openers.

Those are certainly depressing figures.
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 3:07:39 AM UTC+10, max.it wrote:
> Only three of England's 15 Tests this year did not feature a duck by
> one of their openers.

Ouch.

On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 8:14:45 PM UTC, John Hall wrote:
> In message <0vdusgdqbvhj99sii...@4ax.com>, max. it
> <m...@tea.time> writes
> >
> >From BBC Zaltzman.
> >More details https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59825697
> >
> >No team has ever lost more Tests in a calendar year than the nine
> >defeats suffered by England in 2021.
> To be fair, not many teams play enough Tests in a year to make that very
> likely. Whilst nine losses in 15 matches is certainly poor, it puts it
> into better perspective.
> >
> >England have been bowled out for under 150 a joint-record eight times
> >this year.
> >
> >England batters reached 25 runs 91 times in 2021. Root converted 10 of
> >his 18 into half-centuries, including six three-figure scores. The
> >rest made 22 fifties from 73 scores of 25, with just one hundred -
> >Burns against New Zealand.
> >
> >Joe Root is the only England player who has averaged more with the bat
> >in 2021 than 2020.
> >
> >England still have only two players who have posted half-centuries in
> >this Ashes.
> >
> >Only three of England's 15 Tests this year did not feature a duck by
> >one of their openers.
> Those are certainly depressing figures.
> --
> John Hall
> "Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
> But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
> Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

Well, I have been warning the group fop years about the loss of batting technique and mentality ... RH

On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 7:23:34 PM UTC+10, RH wrote:
> Well, I have been warning the group fop years about the loss of batting technique and mentality ... RH

And I've been warning the group for years the softness of CC is to blame.
If you read the news, you'll see there's a lot more commentary in support of my position.

On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 11:47:48 AM UTC, jzfre...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 7:23:34 PM UTC+10, RH wrote:
> > Well, I have been warning the group fop years about the loss of batting technique and mentality ... RH
> And I've been warning the group for years the softness of CC is to blame.
> If you read the news, you'll see there's a lot more commentary in support of my position.

That is because the general public attach themselves to an easy jibe rather than analyse something complex such as batting technique. Next! RH

On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 10:25:15 PM UTC+10, RH wrote:
> On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 11:47:48 AM UTC, jzfre...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 7:23:34 PM UTC+10, RH wrote:
> > > Well, I have been warning the group fop years about the loss of batting technique and mentality ... RH
> > And I've been warning the group for years the softness of CC is to blame.
> > If you read the news, you'll see there's a lot more commentary in support of my position.
> That is because the general public attach themselves to an easy jibe rather than analyse something complex such as batting technique. Next! RH

It's not the general public I'm talking about. It's countless cricket professionals, including current players like Root.