Root is a champion

[sage]

He was always the most aesthetically pleasing and best to watch of the Fab 4. Root's biggest problem was the mental block of failing to convert 50s. He's always looked very good. Now he seems to be getting in the groove and turning them into daddy hundreds he will be unstoppable for years to come.

 

In the wider context, Root also now averages 50+ in 6 different countries, better than
Smith & Williamson (5) and Kohli (3)

[raki05]

Lol lolli budhha ho gaya hai.

[rtmohanlal]

seems Root as of now is a better test  batsman baring obviously  Smith.   His away average is  50+ where as   Kohli has only  around  45

[Lone Wolf]

53 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

seems Root as of now is a better test  batsman baring obviously  Smith.   His away average is  50+ where as   Kohli has only  around  45

Root is also youngest among top 4 so should play longer as well.  Class act

[Bigg Brother]

Wont be surprised if he ends up being the top scorer among Fab-4. 

[PunterLog]

2 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

Wont be surprised if he ends up being the top scorer among Fab-4. 

Root will finish as the top scorer among the fab 4 considering the no of tests England play and the fact that he's the youngest.

 

The only question is what'll be his average when he's done?

[Bigg Brother]

5 minutes ago, PunterLog said:

Root will finish as the top scorer among the fab 4 considering the no of tests England play and the fact that he's the youngest.

 

The only question is what'll be his average when he's done?

Averaging in mid-40s will affect his stature as ATG batsman. A middle order batsman should be averaging around 50 to be labelled as ATG. He should fully utilise the purple patch he is in now, already he has scored around 600 runs this year.

[PunterLog]

39 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

Averaging in mid-40s will affect his stature as ATG batsman. A middle order batsman should be averaging around 50 to be labelled as ATG. He should fully utilise the purple patch he is in now, already he has scored around 600 runs this year.

His average is 50.39 after today's innings. Also, the fact that he plays half of his matches in English conditions makes his average of 50 even more impressive.

 

He'll retire as the only English batsman ever to average 50+

[BacktoCricaddict]

I was watching highlights and man, he looks super-impressive.  I've never payed that much attention to his batting until now. 

 

On a related note, am looking for something to hate in this English team (other than the fact that they are descendants of colonial bloodsuckers).  It is so easy to hate on the Ozzies, but this England team just seems to be a decent group of guys.  Maybe when Anderson is bowling, he will mouth off and I can get my hate-cap on. 

[sage]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2021/feb/06/a-tale-of-two-innings-how-joe-root-finally-learned-how-to-disappear

[goose]

12 hours ago, sage said:

He was always the most aesthetically pleasing and best to watch of the Fab 4. Root's biggest problem was the mental block of failing to convert 50s. He's always looked very good. Now he seems to be getting in the groove and turning them into daddy hundreds he will be unstoppable for years to come.

 

In the wider context, Root also now averages 50+ in 6 different countries, better than
Smith & Williamson (5) and Kohli (3)

he's nothing much to look at, Kohli is far better in full flow.

[DeepSpace]

1 hour ago, goose said:

he's nothing much to look at, Kohli is far better in full flow.

Kohli can't sweep or play off the backfoot.

[goose]

14 minutes ago, DeepSpace said:

Kohli can't sweep or play off the backfoot.

that has nothing to do with aesthetics.

[First class]

12 hours ago, Bigg Brother said:

Averaging in mid-40s will affect his stature as ATG batsman. A middle order batsman should be averaging around 50 to be labelled as ATG. He should fully utilise the purple patch he is in now, already he has scored around 600 runs this year.

Can be break the record of most test runs in a calendar year, he has great start of 2021. 

[DeepSpace]

1 hour ago, goose said:

that has nothing to do with aesthetics.

Oh yes. Shot off the backfoot through the covers is a sight to behold. Tendy did that better than anyone. Backfoot game is totally missing from Kohli's repertoire. It's like a looking at a beautiful flower missing a few petals.