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Aug 26, 2021 · Joe Root is in the sort of form that would make Midas look out of touch. The England captain's sublime 121 off 165 balls on the second day of the third Test against India at Emerald Headingley was ...
Aug 26, 2021 · Joe Root is in the sort of form that would make Midas look out of touch. The England captain's sublime 121 off 165 balls on the second day of the third Test against India at Emerald Headingley was ...
Aug 29, 2021 · Joe Root is in the sort of form that would make Midas look out of touch. The England captain’s sublime 121 off 165 balls on the second day of the third Test against India at Headingley was his third century of the series and sixth of the year.Root is now hunting all manner of records: most Test centuries by an England batsman in a year; most Test runs by an England batsman in a year; most Test runs by anyone in a year.
Sep 18, 2023 · In his 16 ODI innings since the beginning of 2020, Root’s average is 27.85. He’s been dismissed for a duck four times, three of those since July last year. Root’s poor form against New Zealand is a continuation of a pattern in his recent ODI career rather than a recent drop off. But, in terms of whether those concerns should cross into ...
Jan 27, 2024 · The headache Hartley’s lack of control has given England with four matches and, hopefully, another innings left in the series surpasses all talk of release points and ball speed. To look at the basic stats, Hartley averaged more in last year’s County Championship than Root does with the ball in Test matches (44.84 compared to 42.79).
Feb 6, 2024 · It’s important not to over-egg this: all batters will average more when the pitch is turning compared to when it isn’t, and all batters’ records look worse if you take out big scores. But Root is arguably yet to make a statement score against a top-class spin attack in trying conditions, with the closest candidate being his century against Sri Lanka in 2018, in the third Test of a 3-0 whitewash.
Aug 15, 2021 · Joe Root hits a 22nd Test century, notching an 11th score of 150 plus; Root passed 9,000 Test runs in the process, while his five centuries in 2021 is only the seventh time an England batsman has ...
