The Third Ashes Test starts at Old Trafford today.
In the first two Tests, half of all the partnerships in the Australian innings have been 9 runs or less. There has been one century partnership.
The partnership curve for the two tests to date is:
To save the Series, Australia has to shift the curve to the right.
For England:
Whilst England has had 15 partnerships of 9 runs or less (out of 37 partnerships), there have been four century partnerships.
The comparison to date is:
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