The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events

So, the Champions Trophy – how was it for you? Well, admittedly, it was nothing for those without Sky except for some (very) late night highlights on BBC2.
It was not in the end good for England as the vaunted batting superstars, having swaggered through the first half of the tournament, turned out to need an absolutely flat pitch to go.
Afterwards they said there would be no official complaint about playing on a pitch so difficult that Pakistan scored 215-2. Flat track bullies? England, of course, played in this ...