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*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

Prince EWS

Prince EWS

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GIMH said:
If he keeps playing the way he has for the last two years then his average will go down seems a false perception to me when his average has gone up playing that way.
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It's not though. It's just a prediction you might not agree with. It's still a relatively small sample size (especially compared to his entire career which you're comparing it to), and you of anyone should know about the seen and the unseen. Root just batting like Root but also in his peak, without the burden of captaincy, in a winning side and without having to come in at 20/2 all the time might have scored even more runs.

It'd be a false perception to say it's already going down. Saying it'll go down later as a result of how he's playing is just a prediction. It might not come true but it's not the same thing.
 
GIMH

GIMH

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Prince EWS said:
It's not though. It's just a prediction you might not agree with. It's still a relatively small sample size (especially compared to his entire career which you're comparing it to), and you of anyone should know about the seen and the unseen. Root just batting like Root but also in his peak, without the burden of captaincy, in a winning side and without having to come in at 20/2 all the time might have scored even more runs.

It's be a false perception to say it's already going down. Saying it'll go down later as a result of how he's playing is just a prediction. It might not come too but it's not the same thing.
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Fine, I accept your point, but my original ‘people always say this’ was as much as anything a response to the general perception of Root having a poor record under Stokes, which does come up a lot.
 
trundler

trundler

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GIMH said:
I mean obviously he batted like a lunatic today but I think it’s a bit overstated how differently he’s batted anyway.
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The worst of this was the Pakistan series where he decided to bat left handed. He failed there too.
 
P

PlayerComparisons

International Regular
Prince EWS said:
It's not though. It's just a prediction you might not agree with. It's still a relatively small sample size (especially compared to his entire career which you're comparing it to), and you of anyone should know about the seen and the unseen. Root just batting like Root but also in his peak, without the burden of captaincy, in a winning side and without having to come in at 20/2 all the time might have scored even more runs.

It'd be a false perception to say it's already going down. Saying it'll go down later as a result of how he's playing is just a prediction. It might not come true but it's not the same thing.
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There’s no way he averages 25 on a tour to Pakistan pre Bazball IMO
 
Aidan11

Aidan11

International Vice-Captain
Looks like I've woken up to disaster.

To be fair it was always going to be a tough task getting 400.
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Aidan11 said:
Looks like I've woken up to disaster.

To be fair it was always going to be a tough task getting 400.
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Meh, this one was effectively won and lost in the first innings due to two outstanding performances from Jaiswal and Bumrah.

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But a run-out is ridiculous, of course.
 
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