Joe Root is number one

[GIMH]

Not touring Australia

Shame he has toured Australia in the period everyone is talking about. Another L for Burgey

 

[Burgey]

Shame he has toured Australia in the period everyone is talking about. Another L for Burgey

And went like a busted. As per

 

[GIMH]

And went like a busted. As per

Didn’t go as he’d have liked but was 3rd highest run scorer in the series despite the inhumane conditions your despotic government inflicted on the visiting players. Outperformed Steve smith but then that’s just the norm these days

 

[Burgey]

Didn’t go as he’d have liked but...

 

[greg]

Root up to career high 932, Brook level with Williamson in second.

 

[Pavel]

There can't be many times where the no.1 has been over 100 points ahead of no.2

 

[Coronis]

There can't be many times where the no.1 has been over 100 points ahead of no.2

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Yeah unsure of how many times this might’ve been the case. From the top of my head I came up with one.

01 Jan 1961



Of current players he still has Smith (947), Kohli (937) and Labuschagne (937) to top.

There have also been 6 other players this century who have had a higher rating. (Ponting, Sangakkara, Kallis, de Villiers, Hayden and Yousuf)

 

[Coronis]

Yeah unsure of how many times this might’ve been the case. From the top of my head I came up with one.

01 Jan 1961

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Of current players he still has Smith (947), Kohli (937) and Labuschagne (937) to top.

There have also been 6 other players this century who have had a higher rating. (Ponting, Sangakkara, Kallis, de Villiers, Hayden and Yousuf)

Found another

01 Jan 1997

 

[GIMH]

Yeah unsure of how many times this might’ve been the case. From the top of my head I came up with one.

01 Jan 1961

View attachment 41984

Of current players he still has Smith (947), Kohli (937) and Labuschagne (937) to top.

There have also been 6 other players this century who have had a higher rating. (Ponting, Sangakkara, Kallis, de Villiers, Hayden and Yousuf)

Kind of devalues the rankings as a concept when a hack like Labuschagne manages to get that high a score

 

[Coronis]

Kind of devalues the rankings as a concept when a hack like Labuschagne manages to get that high a score

Well yeah we’ve kinda always known this. What with Tendulkar never cracking 900. Hell Travis Head has a higher peak ranking than Chappell. And Ben Stokes is 1 point behind Frank Worrell

 

[GIMH]

Well yeah we’ve kinda always known this. What with Tendulkar never cracking 900. Hell Travis Head has a higher peak ranking than Chappell. And Ben Stokes is 1 point behind Frank Worrell

I know but I never miss an opportunity to take a pop at Labuschagne

 

[Coronis]

I know but I never miss an opportunity to take a pop at Labuschagne

Another reason to be exicted for B/G

 

[GIMH]

Another reason to be exicted for B/G

I am looking forwards to it tbf. Presume it’s on TNT over here

 

[TheJediBrah]

Does Joe root?

 

[Darwin Award]

There can't be many times where the no.1 has been over 100 points ahead of no.2

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When Bradman was up 961 points surely he had a 100+ lead over the next rival easily?

Anyway,nothing like a handy 262 hit on Pakistani soil to get your rating soaring from 899 points to 932 in a jiffy.

 

[Qlder]

I'm more interested in has any bat ever been #1 when they've never scored a century in Australia. I'm thinking definitely not

 

[Coronis]

When Bradman was up 961 points surely he had a 100+ lead over the next rival easily?

Anyway,nothing like a handy 262 hit on Pakistani soil to get your rating soaring from 899 points to 932 in a jiffy.

Nah. Headley was still a thing.

 

[Calm_profit]

I'm more interested in has any bat ever been #1 when they've never scored a century in Australia. I'm thinking definitely not

Chanderpaul says hi

 

[Ali TT]

Yeah unsure of how many times this might’ve been the case. From the top of my head I came up with one.

01 Jan 1961

View attachment 41984

Of current players he still has Smith (947), Kohli (937) and Labuschagne (937) to top.

There have also been 6 other players this century who have had a higher rating. (Ponting, Sangakkara, Kallis, de Villiers, Hayden and Yousuf)

Hanif must've batted on every day for about ten tests straight to get that peak of 819.