The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events

SIMON SWEETMAN

Uberselector? Ed Smith

So the sun is shining on Ed Smith. Both unexpected selections have paid off, though in fact Dom Bess was not unexpected given the shortage of spin bowlers around. Moeen Ali, the man who needed to show form, of course has none as he was otherwise engaged, playing five games for Royal Challengers Bangalore without much success. Jos Buttler, though, was a hunch pick that went right (and please don’t pretend there is numerical justification, a hunch is a hunch).
So, for the time being, Sm...