Have Man-of-the-Match awards in Tests always gone to the best performer?

Analysing match awards using the Match Performance Index, and assigning a MoM in matches where there were none ...
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England's drops, spinners' drought and Starc's Ashes

As many as 547 runs were scored by the Australian batters from and after their reprieves, nearly twice that of England, who ...