flibbertyjibber
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Deserved. Bloke is playing on a different level to the rest right now.
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Joe Root is number one
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Red_Ink_Squid
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3 more Test runs than his rivals for top spot, tbf.
flibbertyjibber
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10 centuries since The Peoples Chump last made one.
Shady Slim
International Coach
kinda makes a mockery of the rankings if you can be on top without ever scoring a test ton on australian soil
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
There are plenty of highly rated Test batsmen from outside Australia who have averaged less than 35.6 on Australian soil.
SillyCowCorner1
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Jose Rooto es numero uno
Shady Slim
International Coach
true as this may be, it's to my mind also true that for any batsman, and especially an english batsman, output in the cauldron that is australia is necessary if they want to be considered in the upper echelon
conversely, this is why i also really don't rate warner - to be an aussie batsman and do such spectacular nothing in england is an equal blot on records imho
CodeOfWisden
U19 Cricketer
Yes. That's the benchmark.
The previous number one had all his centuries in Australia.
Looks like the standards are dropping gradually.
Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
This is gonna sound very "Shane warne broke his fingernail in india"-eqsue, but root really hasn't been given the best circumstances for his Aussie tours either. In 2017 he was rushed into hospital mid one game with a bad stomach bug, and in 2021 he was at rock bottom mentally with the captaincy burden and kept getting hit in the crown jules.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Also in 2017 Australia were ball tampering and 2021 doesn’t count due to their insane and excessive covid restrictions. 2013-14 he was ****ed about by the selectors and wasn’t the player he’d become yet.
So in summary none of them count
mackembhoy
International Regular
I'm all for this logic mind.
StatsLance
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Cannot believe he couldn't score century in ashes at his peak form. He has failed to score century in last 3 ashes series.
TheJediBrah
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Can somewhat forgive him for 2013 (Johnson + opening) and 2021 (spicy decks). But 2017-18 had the roadiest roads on the planet. Mitch Marsh (lol) made 2 tons that series.
Still definitely a blot on his record, questions to answer etc