Harry brook era

[Tom Flint]

Pains me to say it but my best middle order batsman in the world now is travis head. Consistently changes the momentum of the his teams innings when they get off to a bad start. Seems every test I'm getting excited seeing them 40-3 hoping they lose and 30 mins later he has got them to 150. He may not go as big as the others but he gives his teams good bowlers enough to work with to often win games

 

[kyear2]

Have you considered the following

- that face (wtf)
- why would ‘Cherrington’ ever be a middle name

Also everything he has ever done re: cricket

Well done Sir.

 

[Thala_0710]

Root might not score single hundred this series

He's gonna ton up now isn't he

 

[Johan]

Root didn't like his spot being taken.

 

[Johan]

Root might not score single hundred this series

They thought they'd only be saying this about the Ashes

You lads were saying.....

 

[sayon basak]

You lads were saying.....
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The best he could do. Well done, Root.

 

[Johan]

Nice and Deserved, though I reckon Root will take it back by the end of the series.

He might take it back this match.

 

[Burgey]

The average Indian guy probably thinks Root is inferior to Rohit, The average Pakistani guy probably thinks Root is inferior to Babar, do you want to be an average idiot or a brilliant anamoly.

He is inferior to Hayden. By miles. And Hayden isn't an all timer.

 

[Johan]

He is inferior to Hayden. By miles. And Hayden isn't an all timer.

Good one, I like your sense of humour.

 

[Burgey]

He's miles behind Hayden as a player and as a human. And as I said, Hayden isn't an all-timer in either category.

Root is a trier, and sure, by England standards he's great. But let's be honest, those standards awfully low.

 

[Johan]

Root is better than Viv Richards, a better man, a better batsman and a better leader too.

 

[sayon basak]

Root is better than Viv Richards.

See, even you are scared to pronounce Allan Border.

 

[Johan]

See, even you are scared to pronounce Allan Border.

Mama said you don't insult Boyfriends infront of their girlfriends.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Root is definitely better than Ricky "averages 51 thanks to 2000s Aussie roads" Ponting, as far as I am concerned atleast

 

[Burgey]

Joe Root isn't fit to carry Viv Richards' jockstrap, let alone Allan Border's. If you think he's a better player than either of those blokes then you've had a significant cerebral event and should sit still so the aneurysm in your frontal lobe doesn't completely rupture while I call an ambulance for you.

 

[Burgey]

Same goes for comparing him with Ponting. Just embarrassing. Root has genuinely done nothing of significance out here in three tours other than **** himself as he arrives at customs. He's a dab cutting, effete walking wicket out here and nothing he's done has changed that.

 

[Johan]

Joe Root isn't fit to carry Viv Richards' jockstrap, let alone Allan Border's. If you think he's a better player than either of those blokes then you've had a significant cerebral event and should sit still so the aneurysm in your frontal lobe doesn't completely rupture while I call an ambulance for you.

Ah, the tragic intersection of nostalgia and neurodegeneration. Fascinating, really.

You see, your passionate diatribe reads less like cricket analysis and more like a symptom profile from a BMJ case study on prefrontal cortex atrophy. The prefrontal cortex, as you may recall before it calcified, governs reason, critical thought, and—most tragically in your case—the ability to distinguish between empirical performance metrics and sentimental hallucinations.

Let’s be precise: Joe Root has more Test runs than Viv and Border, a higher average than both, and more centuries. Unlike your synapses, his numbers have not decayed with time. Richards was an icon, Border a warrior—but cricket evolves. Players now face fresh bowlers every series, play 12 months a year, and bat on green seamers in Leeds and sandpapered dustbowls in Galle with equal calm.

Calling Root inferior based on jockstrap metaphors suggests you’re emotionally wedded to a vision of cricket that stopped updating around the same time Windows XP was patched for Y2K.

So, before I call that ambulance you mentioned, do me a favour: run a CAT scan on your biases. Because the only "significant cerebral event" here is your brain’s total inability to process data from after 1995.

Now sit still—your blood pressure just spiked every time I said “Root has more runs.”

 

[Johan]

(imagine getting fried by Chatgpt)

 

[Johan]

Same goes for comparing him with Ponting. Just embarrassing. Root has genuinely done nothing of significance out here in three tours other than **** himself as he arrives at customs. He's a dab cutting, effete walking wicket out here and nothing he's done has changed that.

so if Root scores in Australia well, a century and good amount of runs, will you write an apology post for years of slander?

 

[Burgey]

Ah, the tragic intersection of nostalgia and neurodegeneration. Fascinating, really.

You see, your passionate diatribe reads less like cricket analysis and more like a symptom profile from a BMJ case study on prefrontal cortex atrophy. The prefrontal cortex, as you may recall before it calcified, governs reason, critical thought, and—most tragically in your case—the ability to distinguish between empirical performance metrics and sentimental hallucinations.

Let’s be precise: Joe Root has more Test runs than Viv and Border, a higher average than both, and more centuries. Unlike your synapses, his numbers have not decayed with time. Richards was an icon, Border a warrior—but cricket evolves. Players now face fresh bowlers every series, play 12 months a year, and bat on green seamers in Leeds and sandpapered dustbowls in Galle with equal calm.

Calling Root inferior based on jockstrap metaphors suggests you’re emotionally wedded to a vision of cricket that stopped updating around the same time Windows XP was patched for Y2K.

So, before I call that ambulance you mentioned, do me a favour: run a CAT scan on your biases. Because the only "significant cerebral event" here is your brain’s total inability to process data from after 1995.

Now sit still—your blood pressure just spiked every time I said “Root has more runs.”

Hey look fellas, this ****'s got chat gpt.

Still has no idea about cricket though.

Root has failed to make a hundred in three tours to the most important and consistently the most successful rival nation he plays against. He has never won a test here.

He captained his side to all but a white wash loss when he was here last, and he still has the same technical deficiencies which have stopped him from making a big score on these shores. Namely, he opens his face with an angled bat to score behind point against quick bowlers, and the extra pace and bounce here means he nicks off consistently. It also makes him susceptible to playing on to balls which seam in and bounce, taking the inside edge of said angled bat. He was still playing those shots this innings. They work on slower wickets. He will play them again in the upcoming Ashes, and he will be a non-factor.

So don't compare that woeful record to blokes like Richards and Border who carved up across pretty much all conditions. Border averaged 55 away from home ffs across a 16 year career. There is no comparison between them.