The sorry statistics that reveal the flaws in England's bouncer barrage approach against tailenders - after Glenn Phillips' century put New Zealand on top at the Oval

Richard Gibson of the Daily Mail analyzes England's repeated tactic of bowling short-pitched deliveries (bouncers) at lower-order batsmen, arguing the strategy is ineffective regardless of whether Ben Stokes or Joe Root is leading the attack. The piece was prompted by Glenn Phillips scoring a century that helped put New Zealand in a strong position against England at The Oval. Statistical evidence is presented to demonstrate that the bouncer barrage approach against tailenders has consistently failed to produce results for the England team.