Joe Root V Allan Border

[GIMH]

You know what to do

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Border easy. Complete record(Root never has had one good tour of Aus), versatility, domination of great bowlers

 

[capt_Luffy]

Border easy. Complete record(Root never has had one good tour of Aus), versatility, domination of great bowlers

His 2nd tour was actually quite good though.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Joe Root easily. Won matches for his team.

 

[Coronis]

Manly is one of the last words I’d use to describe Joe Root tbh

 

[Burgey]

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.

 

[BazBall21]

Liberal left wingers criticising a bloke for a perceived lack of masculinity is a surprising angle.

 

[CodeOfWisden]

Allan Border, Root in his supposed purple patch averages below 40 in Ind, Sa, Aus.

 

[Johan]

Allan Border, Root in his supposed purple patch averages below 40 in Ind, Sa, Aus.

? Averages 45 in India (3 tons) and 50+ in South Africa, Australia is the only blemish

also, AB is ahead lol.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

What does Border average in away ashes series?

 

[Johan]

What does Border average in away ashes series?

I don't know the exact number but he has given a generation of men trauma, probably averages something like 70 like Waugh.

 

[Johan]

Manly is one of the last words I’d use to describe Joe Root tbh

counterpoint, Border's like 5 foot 8, that automatically disqualifies him from any discussion of manliness.

 

[Coronis]

counterpoint, Border's like 5 foot 8, that automatically disqualifies him from any discussion of manliness.

Its pronounced short king.

 

[Molehill]

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!!

 

[CodeOfWisden]

? Averages 45 in India (3 tons) and 50+ in South Africa, Australia is the only blemish

also, AB is ahead lol.

I am talking about his supposed purple

 

[Johan]

I am talking about his supposed purple

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]

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.

I agree he over bowled but this India tour was still below par.

 

[BazBall21]

I don't know the exact number but he has given a generation of men trauma, probably averages something like 70 like Waugh.

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]

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.

 

[capt_Luffy]

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.

Something tells me you don't particularly like TOTAB...... Has he said something blasphemous about Woakes??