Statistics show how a change of approach by England’s team marks a dramatic break with the history of Test cricket.
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Can statistics work out who will win the various tournaments?
There is no major sporting competition in the world that has enjoyed such a run without crowning back-to-back champions as the NRL.
Australian cricket captain Steve Smith’s play during the recent Ashes saw him hailed as one of the greatest Australian players. So what do the numbers say?
The unpredictability of women’s tennis in 2017 should make us strongly question the performance of the official rankings – and not simply the players’ performance.
For 30 years, sports fans have been told to forget about streaks because the ‘hot hand’ is a fallacy. But a reanalysis says not so fast: Statistics show players really are in the zone sometimes.
Could the broader adoption of the Fast4 tennis format at the professional level prevent the rising trends in match durations, and make the sport more unpredictable?
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Senior Data Scientist, Victoria University
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Affiliate at IGIER and Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, Bocconi University
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Professor of Economics, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Reading
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Lecturer, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Universidad de Alicante
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Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
