Joe Root

[essex boy]

Perceived as a batsman who bowls a bit. For my mind he should aim to be a genuine all rounder, his bowling is more than decent.

58 wickets at 44 but that should be nearer 35 in time.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Perceived as a batsman who bowls a bit. For my mind he should aim to be a genuine all rounder, his bowling is more than decent.

58 wickets at 44 but that should be nearer 35 in time.

He's nearly 33 year old. Think he's left it a bit late.

 

[Jack Torrance]

Got a dodgy back otherwise think he would have bowled more

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Total cricket. Everyone can bat at 5 an over and everyone can bowl under a minimum of 30.

 

[leecoo]

Think he underbowled himself when he was captain

 

[The Breen Machine]

He’s a decent bowler but only in very spin friendly conditions would I want to see him bowl more than 10 overs.

 

[Inside Forward]

edit wrong thread

 

[THELORDRODWELL]

Drop him from 4 to 7

 

[essex boy]

He’s a decent bowler but only in very spin friendly conditions would I want to see him bowl more than 10 overs.

A shame as he would really strengthen England if say we played only one front line spinner and he was it (and was good enough)

 

[Aidan11]

Just got 3rd place in BBC SPOTY.

Not bad for a sport that's hardly on terrestrial tv.

 

[brandon]

92* from 60 balls opening the batting to lead his team to victory in the SA20 today

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

92* from 60 balls opening the batting to lead his team to victory in the SA20 today

Should have been ahead of Livingstone at the last T20 WC.

 

[Voice of fair play]

Pleased it now looks like with McCullum leading the one day team that Root looks like he will play a lot more 50 over stuff which can only improve that side imo

 

[Mr Redknapp]

92* from 60 balls opening the batting to lead his team to victory in the SA20 today

Root is fast scoring, just is pretty orthodox in how he does it

 

[Inside Forward]

I love the bloke.

 

[Hetty]

Pleased it now looks like with McCullum leading the one day team that Root looks like he will play a lot more 50 over stuff which can only improve that side imo

Looking forward to seeing him involved more

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Golden duck today. Caught in the slips off the Brummie Botham.

 

[Hetty]

Golden duck today. Caught in the slips off the Brummie Botham.

Another one today

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

A measure of how good he's been over the last 5 years (and highlighting Kohli has been stealing a living in test cricket)

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[DieselBert]

He used to have on field back stretches with the physio loads in his 20's. I can't recall him having any in the last few years. Maybe that's a reason why he can bat for longer and score more 100's in the last few years