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Are strategies for success different in test cricket and one-day internationals? Evidence from England-Australia rivalry

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Lohawala, Nafisa, Rahman, Mohammad Arshad·2018·Journal of Sports Analytics
DOI 10.3233/jsa-180191
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The paper utilizes the entire cricketing data between England and Australia–Test and one-day international (ODI) matches played between 1877-2015 and 1971-2015, respectively–to provide an econometric perspective on the England-Australia rivalry. We employ the production function approach of Schofield (1988) and model Test match outcomes (loss, draw or win) using an ordinal probit model and ODI outcomes (loss or win) using a binary probit model. The results show that input measures critical to winning are different for the two formats and consequently a team should adopt different strategies in Test and ODI matches. We further show that influences which are perceived as important to match outcomes, including electing to bat first after winning the toss and effect of weather conditions, do not have any statistical support. However, there is strong evidence that England is at a disadvantage while playing a Test match in Australia. Besides, we find that home bias as typically defined in the literature may not necessarily indicate favoritism by umpires. The estimated models fit well and correctly predict about 70% of Test match outcomes and 95% of ODI outcomes.

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  • International cricket has evolved into three main formats (Test, ODI, T20), each with a different playing style focusing primarily on speed of run scoring.

    “International cricket has evolved significantly over the years into three main formats (Test, One Day International [ODI] and Twenty20 [T20]), each of which has a different playing style focusing primarily on the speed of run scoring (Cannonier et al., 2015; Lohawala & Rahman, 2018).”

    From The Change in Test Cricket Performance Following the Introduction of T20 Cricket (2023) · cites this paper as Lohawala & Rahman, 2018

  • Only two studies have focused on changes in the way Test cricket has been played since the introduction of T20.

    “However, only two studies have focused on changes in the way in which Test cricket has been played since the introduction of T20 (Lohawala & Rahman, 2018; Ray, 2019).”

    From The Change in Test Cricket Performance Following the Introduction of T20 Cricket (2023) · cites this paper as Lohawala & Rahman, 2018

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Authors
Lohawala, N., & Rahman, M. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IN)
Corresponding author
Rahman, Mohammad Arshad
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Sports Analytics
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-04-24
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
175-191
ISSN
  • 2215-020X (ISSN-L)
  • 2215-0218
DOI
10.3233/jsa-180191
OpenAlex
W2802828495
Cited by
5
References
30
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1
FWCI
0.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Sports Analytics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Physical Education and Sports Studies
Keywords
crickets, Test match, match outcome prediction, production function approach, batting strategy, home advantage, sports economics

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