The Ashes 2013-14: 3 Players who didn't deliver for England in the Ashes

The Ashes tournament of 2013-14 has been really one-sided so far. After the first three Tests, Australia lead the series 3-0, and thus have won the urn. Most of the England batsmen have not find their feet against the Australian bowlers, especially against Michael Johnson, who has been in real good wicket taking form, throughout the tournament so far.

The lose of Ashes from England is mainly due to the poor form of their batsmen and bowlers. And England’s fielding was also not up to the mark. The main three players whom England really expected to perform are :

1. Alastair Cook

Alastair Cook

Alastair Cook, the England skipper, is the one who really need to lead the team from the front. He has completed his 100th test match and so he is a vastly experienced player. Alastair Cook so far has scored only 154 runs from his 6 innings from the 3 test matches, averaging only 25.66. He made two half-centuries in the series so far, but failed to make it a big one. His highest score in the series is 72. An average of just 25.66 is not something we would like to associate with Alastair Cook.

Now, even if England has lost the series, Cook will try to win the rest two matches, and try to find some runs against his name, that will make himself feel better.