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Pace 25.76, spin 62.33

Stats preview to the fourth Investec Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, where England have won five of their last six Tests

S Rajesh
S Rajesh
05-Aug-2015
Stuart Broad batted responsibly in an eighth-wicket stand of 87 with Moeen Ali, England v Australia, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day, July 30, 2015

Stuart Broad has a batting average of 40 and a bowling average of 23.24 in six Tests at Trent Bridge  •  Getty Images

0 Tests England have lost in their last six at Trent Bridge. They drew against India last year, and before that won five in a row against Australia, West Indies, India, Pakistan and New Zealand.
2-2 Australia's win-loss record in their last five Tests here: they won in 1997 and 2001, but lost in 2005 and 2013.
1 Scores of 50 or more for Alastair Cook in 14 Test innings at Trent Bridge: his only such innings was 50, against Australia in 2013. In eight Tests at Trent Bridge, Cook averages 20.23. It's his poorest average by far at any home venue. His strike rate of 38.61 is also his poorest among all home venues.
Alastair Cook at in Tests at home venues
Ground Mat Inns Runs Average SR 100 50
 Southampton  2  3  220  110.00  49.21  0  3
 Chester-le-Street  3  5  253  50.60  44.54  1  1
 Edgbaston  7  11  502  50.20  53.63  1  1
 Old Trafford  6  9  448  49.77  45.90  2  2
 The Oval  9  16  755  47.18  48.86  2  4
 Lord's  20  36  1523  43.51  47.62  4  8
 Headingley  8  15  622  41.46  45.30  1  3
 Cardiff  3  5  181  36.20  48.01  1  0
 Trent Bridge  8  14  263  20.23  38.61  0  1
61.83 Ian Bell's average in his last six Test innings at Trent Bridge - he has scored two hundreds here during this period, including 109 against Australia in 2013. In his first five innings at Trent Bridge he had scored 37 runs at an average of 7.40, including a pair of 3s against Australia in 2005. Bell's overall average at the ground is 37.09, with two hundreds in 11 innings.
1 Number of times, in nine Test innings, that Stuart Broad has scored fewer than 24. His scores here read: 64, 3, 24, 64, 44, 25, 24, 65, 47. He averages 40 here, which is more than Bell's average, and almost twice as much as Cook's.
England batsmen in Tests at Trent Bridge
Player Tests Inns Runs Ave SR 100 50
 Joe Root  2  3  189  94.50  48.46  1  0
 Stuart Broad  6  9  360  40.00  68.18  0  3
 Ian Bell  7  11  408  37.09  52.98  2  0
 Alastair Cook  8  14  263  20.23  38.61  0  1
115 Runs for Michael Clarke in four Test innings here, at an average of 28.75. His scores here read 36, 56, 0, 23.
25 Wickets for Broad in six Tests at this venue, at an average of 23.24. James Anderson, who has been ruled out of this Test, has 53 wickets in eight Tests, at an average of 19.24. In his only Test against Australia here, in 2013, he took five in each innings, returning match figures of 10 for 158.
25.76 Average runs per wicket for fast bowlers at Trent Bridge in six Tests since the beginning of 2008. Among all grounds that have hosted at least three Tests during this period - there are 47 of them - only one, Sabina Park, has a better average for seamers (23.14). Spinners average 62.33, with 24 wickets in six Tests, compared with 179 for the fast bowlers. In six first-class matches this season, seamers have taken 165 wickets at 30.05, while spinners have only managed 19 wickets at 33.78.
33.78 Runs per wicket for teams in the first innings in the last 11 Tests here; in the second and third innings it's 30.96 and 31.19, but in the fourth innings it drops significantly to 21.67.
7 Tests won by the team batting first, out of the last 11 matches here. Teams fielding first have won only three, while one was drawn.
100 Percent of completed first-class matches which have been won by the team batting first this season - Somerset beat Nottinghamshire by 133 runs, Nottinghamshire beat Sussex by 159, and Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire by 113. On each occasion the team which won the match lost the toss and were put in to bat. The three other games played here this season have been drawn.

S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats