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*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

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SteveNZ

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White Ball said:
Root’s shot was awful, but when he tried the same kind of thing in the Ashes, people were saying it’s a breathe of fresh air…
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Not I, it always seemed ill-advised to me.

Let's see how much he plays it in the future...that'll be a big test of how smart he feels the shot is, as to whether he has the stones to carry on playing it
 
Silver Silva

Silver Silva

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The 5th time Joe Root has shared the new ball in test cricket, he's opened the bowling more times than Underwood , Laker , Verity , Lock etc ..
Only Leach has opened the bowling more for England when it comes to English spinners.
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

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Shri said:
he is getting lbw with his bat lift and edging balls moving away because of the angle. maybe his solution to that is a ramp
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I can't argue with the first part of that. Still not convinced about your final point though.
 
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SteveNZ

Cricketer Of The Year
Question to England fans - is Anderson still the best guy for the job, or is there some level of sentimentality? Is it simply ok for him to be a holding bowler in this role, and he's the best in the country at doing that?
 
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SteveNZ said:
Question to England fans - is Anderson still the best guy for the job, or is there some level of sentimentality? Is it simply ok for him to be a holding bowler in this role, and he's the best in the country at doing that?
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Dude he was their best bowler by far in the last game and not doing a holding role
 
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SteveNZ

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So Root is bowling 91km darts to hold an end until Wood serves 10 minutes off at the crease because he didn't make it out after he was batting...
 
OverratedSanity

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SteveNZ said:
Question to England fans - is Anderson still the best guy for the job, or is there some level of sentimentality? Is it simply ok for him to be a holding bowler in this role, and he's the best in the country at doing that?
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He's been great this series. Been giving Rohit and Jaiswal real trouble.
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

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SteveNZ said:
Question to England fans - is Anderson still the best guy for the job, or is there some level of sentimentality? Is it simply ok for him to be a holding bowler in this role, and he's the best in the country at doing that?
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I don't think he's playing as a holding bowler. I'd have thought the idea was that he has/had the skill set to be a threat in these conditions. Whether that's still the case remains to be seen. He did OK in the second test didn't he?
 
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