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Apprently going to bat at 3 'to take a bit more responsibility'
About time should have happened 18 months/2 years ago.
About time should have happened 18 months/2 years ago.
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Apprently going to bat at 3 'to take a bit more responsibility'
About time should have happened 18 months/2 years ago.
Root at 3 and Bairstow at 5! I’ve only been saying this for the last 18 months! How it’s took this long to work out I’ve no idea!
Right I’m just off to check your posting historyI was saying it before you
I like Root as a batsman however he wouldn’t be my choice for skipper....
Agree. I think they have to do it as there is no one elseMaybe worth ago, but not convinced he is a number 3 like, almost players a shot a ball.
Its like batting Pietersen at 3.
Aye 100%, I said it at the time like, wasn't a popular view.
Shouldn't be captain (not that I know who should)Root hasn’t performed for a long time, under pressure. His shot this morning was shocking
Root hasn’t performed for a long time, under pressure. His shot this morning was shocking
He isn't a number 3, and not sure why people suggest he is
this line that "your best player bats 3" is the biggest f***ing lie in cricket spouted by all the media
they quote Viv Richards and Ponting, how long ago were they?
KP, Kohli, ABDV, Clarke
none of them bat 3
Tend to agree that it's bollocks. He's not much of a four on current form though, either. He's bang out of form.
Well that worked well.
England have always worked better with a conservative, grinder at number three.
Playing a shot player there is the Australian approach.
He isn't a number 3, and not sure why people suggest he is
this line that "your best player bats 3" is the biggest f***ing lie in cricket spouted by all the media
they quote Viv Richards and Ponting, how long ago were they?
KP, Smith, Kohli, ABDV, Clarke
none of them bat 3
It's not a question of your best player batting at 3 (agree that's been bollocks), it's a question of a key postition not been filled by rookie players with little experience, which is what has happened for England over the last couple of years.
Meaning both little runs has been scored in that postition, and the fragile confidence of them players been severely dented.
The bottom line is out of all the options available to England at the moment Root is by far the best fit at 3 imo.
Now if we had a experienced confident and consistent player at 3 like India do for example it would be a total different matter.