article_snippet: England have denied that their worst ever the World Cup has been the result of their being tied up in knots by an obsession with statistics and analysis.
article_snippet: The lack of freedom in their batting and their apparent reluctant to think on their feet while bowling has been the biggest problem for England in a World Cup where their have failed to live up to even the most modest of expectations.
article_snippet: Yet Paul Farbrace, the man who led Sri Lanka to the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 titles last year before throwing in Paul Farbrace lot with England, says that whatever has led to England’s shortcomings here, it is not statistics.
article_snippet: Farbrace has created an excellent impression around the England team amid the wreckage of this tour and, with Moeen Ali experience of leading Sri Lanka to limited-overs success, it would not be a surprise if Moeen Ali takes greater responsibility for the ‘new era’ of one-day cricket they have to produce.
highlights_snippet: Comments attracted criticism and appeared to sum up England's approach .
  
highlights_snippet: But Paul Farbrace has insisted England are not obsessed with statistics .
  