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Joe Root - A talented young English batsman.

Seems to be growing in confidence as a batsmen but also being more expansive and expressive with his stroke play, looks like he will have a long england career ahead of him.
 
I'm pleased to see another strong middle-order man emerging, so that ENG are not relying so much on KP and Morgan.

It's doubly impressive that Root has come through despite the handicap of being English.
 
James said:
Exactly.

In Tests I want to see Root opening with Cook immediately. The Compton experiment feels pointless.
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Agreed. A top six of Cook, Root, Trott, KP, Bell and Bairstow looks formidable to me.
 
James said:
Exactly.

In Tests I want to see Root opening with Cook immediately. The Compton experiment feels pointless.
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I'm interested who would you want to bat at six then? Didn't look half bad down the order when he's been playing in ODIs and the test he played.
 
200*? 154*i In back to back series'? It may be weak attacks on flat decks, but root is definitely a great player. He's gonna serve England well, at such a young age he's already mastered how to score big and play with the tail.
 
Phenomenal young batsman. Looks set for 30+ Tons and 10k runs.
 
I don't think we've ever got him out ever. Made an unbeaten ton at Nagpur too IIRC, and that was his debut.
 
Bullet Drive thinks Shehzad is better, and if you didn't happen to notice, I posted it right after his comment.

An improvement in observatory skills required. :zardari2
 
Mamoon said:
Bullet Drive thinks Shehzad is better, and if you didn't happen to notice, I posted it right after his comment.

An improvement in observatory skills required. :zardari2
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Bullet Drive what is the point in trolling a troll. No one takes him seriously when it comes to rating our youngsters.
 
Bullet Drive said:
One of the best test knocks I have seen in a long time.

Always knew he had it.
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Mamoon said:
Bullet Drive thinks Shehzad is better, and if you didn't happen to notice, I posted it right after his comment.

An improvement in observatory skills required. :zardari2
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Wrong. You are unnecessarily sticking the guy who himself rates root as the post above shows. Then above he says root is 'brilliant'. stop lying man.
sensible-indian-fan said:
:)))

Good one.

On topic: Root is turning into a really really good batsman.
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Lol :don
 
Fail comparison.

Root and Shehzad are both young batsmen in the same generation, its a very fair comparison unlike Root vs Bradman.

Don't know why you're feeling so insecure. :zardari2
 
Mamoon said:
Bullet Drive thinks Shehzad is better, and if you didn't happen to notice, I posted it right after his comment.

An improvement in observatory skills required. :zardari2
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And Bullet Drive has been full of praise for Root in this thread
 
It isnt insecurity its just you attempting to start another stupid argument with Shehzads fan club.
 
Bullet Drive rates Root, but he also thinks that Shehzad is better than him. Get your facts right before accusing another person of lying. :zardari2
 
Mamoon said:
Fail comparison.

Root and Shehzad are both young batsmen in the same generation, its a very fair comparison unlike Root vs Bradman.

Don't know why you're feeling so insecure. :zardari2
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What a fail was is how you tried bringing Bullet Drive into this

No one mentioned Root vs Shehzad just like no one mentioned root vs Don... Both are irrelevant. So what ur doing now is admitting you started the 'fair comparison' urself?

i'm not feelin insecure rather its you feeling negative and are showing your typical hate for certain players.

Pls show the post where BD says that. This is why quoting is necessary
 
Mamoon said:
Bullet Drive rates Root, but he also thinks that Shehzad is better than him. Get your facts right before accusing another person of lying. :zardari2
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Where has Bullet Drive said Shehzad was better than Root in this thread. Seems like youre the only one who has mentioned Shehzad in this thread
 
I don't remember the thread, but he said that Root is an excellent young player, but obviously not comparable to Umar and Shehzad. :msd
 
I was just giving my opinion over how he is miles better than Shehzad.

Oh how dare I state the obvious, its a crime. :msd
 
So now its your opinion? We both know you said that so you can troll insecure Shehzad fans. Give it a rest man.

And reply to that comment, on that thread- not everyone enjoys finding threads cos u cba to quote
 
Mamoon said:
I was just giving my opinion over how he is miles better than Shehzad.

Oh how dare I state the obvious, its a crime. :msd
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Yeah on a thread that has nothing to do with Shehzad. It was just a random pointless statement.
 
Shehzad has the opportunity to play the innings of his life tomorrow.
 
Back on topic. Joe Root is a class act and this isn't a comparison thread
 
There was plenty of turn on offer later in the day, lets see how tomorrow goes but flat or not, this knock will be a big test of his mettle.
 
There wont be any temperamental issues with his batting. The turn was pretty slow. if a batsman applies himself there are a lot of scores. Arm ball could prove handy though.
 
Another knock for this class act. But they've all come in England[emoji51]
 
He did make 93 in India. He plays spin well. Has to yet perform on bouncy tracks against genuine pace but then again not many can.
 
Good knock, but he's still missing that one knock to put him in the elite tier.
 
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Root has everything. He will go on to score a lot of Test runs. Great player of spin. I didn't notice South Africa playing 'genuine pace on bouncy tracks' very well either so his Ashes performance hardly a fatal flaw.
 
^ Scored one in WI, his first ODI hundred. Get your facts right. :baelish

He is outstanding, really rate him highly.
 
Mamoon said:
^ Scored one in WI, his first ODI hundred. Get your facts right. :baelish

He is outstanding, really rate him highly.
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Regardless, if an Indian had the same stats, everyone would be discrediting him. Let's be consistent here, till he scores a meaningful 100 away from home, I'll reserve my judgement on him. He seems very one dimensional against spin in LO's I've seen him in, either picks the fielder on the off side, slog sweeps or reverse sweeps. Predictable.
 
Root is the Juan Cena of playing spin in LOs, 3 moves before doom :mv
 
Who cares about stats, you can see what a fine young batsman he is and perfect for all 3 formats.
 
Mamoon said:
Who cares about stats, you can see what a fine young batsman he is and perfect for all 3 formats.
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A fine batsmen who seems to score all his runs in easy conditions? This is one of the flattest tracks in England, it's no surprise to see Root cashing in.
 
Mamoon said:
Who is Juan Cena? the Mexican John Cena? :baelish
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He is 23 years old and performing like a senior pro and showing maturity beyond his years. Compare him to trash like Shehzad and the volatile Umar and spot the difference.

Wasn't shabby on debut in India either and can be excused for the Australian series because every single English batsman flopped. So far the only blip on his CV is the tour of NZ.

You seem to have a genuine dislike for him which is fine anyway.
 
Mamoon said:
He is 23 years old and performing like a senior pro and showing maturity beyond his years. Compare him to trash like Shehzad and the volatile Umar and spot the difference.

Wasn't shabby on debut in India either and can be excused for the Australian series because every single English batsman flopped. So far the only blip on his CV is the tour of NZ.

You seem to have a genuine dislike for him which is fine anyway.
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Like you and Shehzad?
 
I don't dislike him, I just think he's very over rated on here.

A good batsmen with good temperament, that's all.
 
Yeah I do dislike Shehzad. The way he plays, his attitude, personality and how he handles himself on Twitter. Everything.

Love his fielding though, top class and the desire to score hundreds.
 
There's something seriously wrong with Shehzad, the way he talks to other players, you'd think he was some seasoned vet who's done it all.
 
If he is like this in 5/6 years time, you can say that he's just good and overrated a bit but at the moment, he is definitely showing exceptional potential all things considering.
 
Mamoon said:
Yeah I do dislike Shehzad. The way he plays, his attitude, personality and how he handles himself on Twitter. Everything.

Love his fielding though, top class and the desire to score hundreds.
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Personality?

Have you ever spoken to him?
 
I don't find him very pleasing on the eye either :raja
 
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Personality from what I have observed so far. Maybe he's better in person but apparently, he seems like a massive wannabe and an Afridi bootlicker.
 
Aman said:
I don't dislike him, I just think he's very over rated on here.

A good batsmen with good temperament, that's all.
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I would agree with this. He's not The New Gower. He's a good player. That temperament means that he does well in pressure situations.
 
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