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Analysis: the numbers behind the Hawks' unbeaten run

Fewer extras, more dot balls and a settled top order.

Key points

  • Fewer extras, more dot balls and a settled top order.
  • What is driving it.
  • What could change it.
The starting line of a running track
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What the numbers say

The trend is clear over three years of data, though a single month can swing either way.

Our sports desk spoke to the people involved on Tuesday; they said more details would follow within the week.

The bigger picture

Several forces are at work at once, and none of them explains the whole story on its own.

This is a demo story: every name, place, organisation and figure in it is fictional.

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