Migara
International Coach
Sangakkara started his cricket way later than Waugh did. He was way underprepared than Waugh ever was to start with. Still he bit the bullet and scored.
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Kumar Sangakkara vs Steve Waugh
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ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
35 in India sounds like good returns. Other than Jaiswal, not many scored heavily in the series.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Honestly, Root had 2 good innings and was quite bad except it. Crawley, Duckett and even Pope had a better series.
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Johan
International Debutant
Honestly? I think he was bowling a bit too much in the India series.
First Match – 48 overs
Second Match – 16 overs
Third Match – 43 overs
Fourth Match – 8 overs
Fifth Match – 3 overs
and now for his batting
First Match – 29&2 = 31 runs
Second Match – 5&16 = 21 runs
Third Match – 18&7 = 35 runs
Fourth Match – 122*&11 = 133 runs
Fifth Match – 26&84 = 110 runs
Verdict – LET ROOT BE A ****ING BATSMEN FOR **** SAKES.
First Match – 48 overs
Second Match – 16 overs
Third Match – 43 overs
Fourth Match – 8 overs
Fifth Match – 3 overs
and now for his batting
First Match – 29&2 = 31 runs
Second Match – 5&16 = 21 runs
Third Match – 18&7 = 35 runs
Fourth Match – 122*&11 = 133 runs
Fifth Match – 26&84 = 110 runs
Verdict – LET ROOT BE A ****ING BATSMEN FOR **** SAKES.
kyear2
International Coach
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
I have him around 16th to 20th
BazBall21
International Captain
Root had a bad series in India and he put a lack of price on his wicket in the first three tests.
BazBall21
International Captain
Yeah and with his back problems, best he doesn't bowl too much.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
Bumrah being rested for the 4th test helped big time, as he'd been getting him out in the first innings.
BazBall21
International Captain
A hundred v Ashwin, Kuldeep and Jadeja in India is still creditable but yeah Bumrah had his number.
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Tbf Kuldeep barely bowled and Ashwin was a bit out of form.
It’s not impossible but pretty unlikely he’ll do well in Aus. Especially since he doesn’t play out as many dot balls anymore under Bazball.
It’s not impossible but pretty unlikely he’ll do well in Aus. Especially since he doesn’t play out as many dot balls anymore under Bazball.
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Definitely. That dismissal has been good for his career. Too good a player to be playing so many premeditated shots.
BazBall21
International Captain
Yeah agree. He shouldn't have allowed himself to get that careless again after the first innings dismissal in NZ and the good way he responded to that. I think aggressive batting might be a better bet for him than his natural game v gun high release pace attacks (although the reverse scoop is pretty low percentage anywhere) but elsewhere (especially in Asia), he really should just play his game and hopefully that's what will happen from now on. He's definitely fixed his conversion problems.
Johan
International Debutant
He'll probably be successful in Australia, their home attack isn't nearly as terrible as India at home and Cummins has looked toothless since 2022 BGT, Starcc has completely fallen off and Lyon is in form but spinners aren't really a threat to Root at all.
too good a player to not have a big series of Australia imo, he constantly gets starts in Australia, he just needs to convert a couple. He isn't like Ponting in India or Dravid in South Africa who looked perpetually hopeless and weak, he isn't really weak to Bounce either like Dravid was to Bounce or Ponting was to spin, It's mostly mentality problems imo.
Reckon, this can be the closest Ashes down under in years
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centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
Australia will not lose to England at home. And it won't be close either. Australia have enough talent in the bowling reserves that even an injury or two won't derail their home Ashes.
Coronis
International Coach
Oh my sweet summer child. Even if England’s bats have some potential for good knocks, their bowling looks pretty meh, especially for an Australian tour.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Steve Waugh also got a pair of 25s when NZ thrashed Aussie in 1990 in Wellington* which was after Waugh averaged about a million in the 1989 Ashes.
* There were a pair of tests (famous Greatbatch drawn test in Perth at the end of 89 and this one)
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Win a series in NZ for the 1st time since 08 before you start thinking about the Ashes in Australia. If NZ don't pick Southee I think we'll beat you.