*Official Third Test at Headingley* 25-29 August

[Adders]

Run a ball ton coming up for Rooooooooot here

 

[Lillian Thomson]

They certainly fed Root rubbish there from ball one.

 

[honestbharani]

Its coz none of our seamers like to bowl full. Siraj is an exception but this is where a Shardul or a Bhuvi or even a Deepak Chahar would have worked. Or even an Ashwin, coz at least he wont give away easy runs.

 

[Burgey]

Have quite enjoyed DK’s commentary during this series so far. I suspect in part because I look kindly on him as he was the victim of test cricket’s greatest ever catch.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I suspect in part because I look kindly on him as he was the victim of test cricket’s greatest ever catch.

Close for sure, but Salim Malik tbh

 

[Shri]

Can someone pls push poojara into the ad hoardings head first when we take the field again? Concussion sub pls

 

[Flem274*]

Hope Root tons up again and the rest are skittled tbh

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bumrah the only bowler who bowled to his potential that session imo. Unlucky so far.

 

[Gremlin]

The two wickets to fall weren't given away which is pleasing, both were good nuts. Malan seems solid so far in only his 2nd red ball match in years. There is hope!

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Hope Root tons up again and the rest are skittled tbh

I'd take this.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Run a ball ton coming up for Rooooooooot here

This looks very likely

 

[Calm_profit]

Joe is playing like Smith in the Ashes.

 

[GIMH]

I'd take this.

Would mean a minimum 200 lead, so yeah

 

[Apex Predator]

Root has solid backfoot play.. Those late dabs & square cuts. Kohli doesn't has them in his arsenal. Sachin also had those strokes.. Rahul Dravid had a fierce square cut.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Root looks dangerous

 

[Spark]

Joe is playing like Smith in the Ashes.

He's playing like the Root of 2015 tbh.

 

[Nintendo]

I knew root was in good touch but jesus almighty theres a difference between good touch and how he's playing now, shades of smith from the 2019 ashes.

 

[The Sean]

There are rare occasions where we see a batsman who just seems to have cracked the cheat code, become one with the Matrix, whatever - as Calm Profit says above, Steve Smith was in that zone in the last Ashes. Root feels like he has entered that space here too - not just the quantity of runs he's scoring, but the fact he's doing it so effortlessly it's like he's playing a different game.

 

[honestbharani]

Root has solid backfoot play.. Those late dabs & square cuts. Kohli doesn't has them in his arsenal. Sachin also had those strokes.. Rahul Dravid had a fierce square cut.

The backfoot thing is a good point. Virat is the only one of the fab 4 who is a front foot batsman.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

If only India had an Ajaz Patel.