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Joe Root V Allan Border
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HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Border easy. Complete record(Root never has had one good tour of Aus), versatility, domination of great bowlers
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
His 2nd tour was actually quite good though.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Joe Root easily. Won matches for his team.
Burgey
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Bish, plz. This is a terrible comparison, because there is no comparison. Joe Root isn't fit to be rolled up and placed over the toilet roll holder in Allan Border's en suite. Even having the idea of this thread, let alone gomrlessly positng it, is worthy of a perma.
CodeOfWisden
U19 Cricketer
Allan Border, Root in his supposed purple patch averages below 40 in Ind, Sa, Aus.
Johan
State Vice-Captain
? Averages 45 in India (3 tons) and 50+ in South Africa, Australia is the only blemish
also, AB is ahead lol.
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
What does Border average in away ashes series?
Johan
State Vice-Captain
I don't know the exact number but he has given a generation of men trauma, probably averages something like 70 like Waugh.
Johan
State Vice-Captain
counterpoint, Border's like 5 foot 8, that automatically disqualifies him from any discussion of manliness.
Coronis
International Coach
Its pronounced short king.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Border managed to lose a Home Ashes Series whilst skipper to a dreadful England side. Who cares what you average away from home when you have that atrocity on your CV.
Root captained a side against far better Aussie teams and didn't lose a home series, and he wasn't even a good leader!!
Root captained a side against far better Aussie teams and didn't lose a home series, and he wasn't even a good leader!!
CodeOfWisden
U19 Cricketer
I am talking about his supposed purple
Johan
State Vice-Captain
hasn't even toured SA, Has been playing in India as an all rounder for us and bowled a **** ton of overs in the first three games of this year's series and did genuinely struggle in Aus.
dunno why people try to randomly extend his struggles in Aus to Ind and SA.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I agree he over bowled but this India tour was still below par.
BazBall21
International Captain
1981 was a better attack than any Waugh faced too. 1989 and 1993 were truly dreadful attacks. Old Trafford 1997 was an all time classic from Waugh though.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Border was a very manly cricketer. He was a master of the manliest result: the draw. He did really really well in dead, drawn games.
His record in matches which didn't end in draws is very mid. Just scrapes into the top 100 by average (criteria 2000+ runs), behind such Test giants as former Parramatta second grader Ben Duckett.
His record in matches which didn't end in draws is very mid. Just scrapes into the top 100 by average (criteria 2000+ runs), behind such Test giants as former Parramatta second grader Ben Duckett.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Something tells me you don't particularly like TOTAB...... Has he said something blasphemous about Woakes??