***Official*** England in South Africa 2015/16

[Spark]

I really hope that Joe Root doesn't end up as England's VVS Laxman who got 17 centuries and a whopping 56 50-99 scores...

The similarities between the to are already quite scary: both have stints as openers who moved to the middle order, score quickly and both have terrible conversion rates.

I dunno about you but if anyone offered me a batsman who would become my team's version of VVS Laxman I'd take that every single time.

 

[Niall]

I really hope that Joe Root doesn't end up as England's VVS Laxman who got 17 centuries and a whopping 56 50-99 scores...
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Yes what a wasted career that would be.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I really hope that Joe Root doesn't end up as England's VVS Laxman who got 17 centuries and a whopping 56 50-99 scores...

The similarities between the to are already quite scary: both have stints as openers who moved to the middle order, score quickly and both have terrible conversion rates.

But he'd win you loads of matches from dire situations and regularly beat Australia in the Ashes virtually on his own.

 

[Captain_Cook]

I dunno about you but if anyone offered me a batsman who would become my team's version of VVS Laxman I'd take that every single time.

We've already had Ian Bell! The thing about Root is that he looks like the only England batsman since the late 80's that could join the 13000 @ 50 club. We've had plenty of good batsmen but we haven't had any great batsman since Barrington.

 

[harsh.ag]

The crunch off Stokes' bat is sounding lovely.

 

[Spark]

We've already had Ian Bell! The thing about Root is that he looks like the only England batsman since the late 80's that could join the 13000 @ 50 club. We've had plenty of good batsmen but we haven't had any great batsman since Barrington.

Did you... just compare VVS Laxman to Ian Bell

 

[harsh.ag]

Ugh commentary - "You're only going to use two bowlers with the new ball. Use the other one now. Missing a trick here." - No, they will use Morkel in a short burst and get Rabada on quickly. Get with the program.

 

[OverratedSanity]

We've already had Ian Bell! The thing about Root is that he looks like the only England batsman since the late 80's that could join the 13000 @ 50 club. We've had plenty of good batsmen but we haven't had any great batsman since Barrington.

I get where you're coming from. I think if at the beginning of Root's career, if someone had said he'd be as good as VVS, you'd have said yes please. But the fact that he's shown such incredible ATG potential in his first few seasons has obviously raised expectations.

But don't you ever ****ing dare compare IAN BELL TO VVS

 

[91Jmay]

Roots conversion rate is starting to become a 'thing'. Agree with earlier consensus he tries to move through the gears too quickly.

**** effort given the start we had. Frustrated by today's play.

 

[Furball]

Bavuma is an accident waiting to happen at short leg the way he ducks.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

With the way this pitch is taking spin. Get your runs now.

 

[Stapel]

That was close. Just a rotten idea it costs 4 byes....

 

[OverratedSanity]

Moeen in the fourth innings will be fun

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Moeen in the fourth innings will be fun

Yeah, given their current batting woes they won't fancy chasing anything over 200 on day 4 or 5.

 

[Furball]

This is junk captaincy.

 

[Niall]

This is junk captaincy.

Yeah he just lets games meander doesn't he? Criminal as England were vulnerable after Root departed.

 

[OverratedSanity]

One of the few positives SA can take from their last 2-3 matches is that they finally have a spinner who looks as though he can go a full over without gifting a rubbish 4 ball.

 

[Compton]

Yeah their spinner has impressed me over the two matches so far. Bowls well.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Amla sucks.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Absolute garbage.

Root out, and we were just allowed a 50 run partnership with no pressure at all.