Busting the ‘Anderson’s as good as Steyn’ myth

FEATURE: In the run-up to the England-South Africa series and, indeed, during the first test, many commentators have made the claim that Dale Steyn and James Anderson are equals – on the basis of their records over the past three years. Looking at their total averages over that period, however, is misleading. If you break those statistics down by season, you arrive at a different conclusion.

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