Ricky Ponting vs Joe Root

[Johan]

You're a guy who rates McGrath higher based purely on his overseas Ashes performances.

By the same count, Root in Aus should be an especially sore point.

Ashes average*

It's a sore spot but not enough to push Ricky over him considering Ricky himself was just decent in the Ashes, 3 points more than Root in the flattest era of Cricket.

 

[subshakerz]

Ashes average*

It's a sore spot but not enough to push Ricky over him considering Ricky himself was just decent in the Ashes, 3 points more than Root in the flattest era of Cricket.

What if Root has another Ashes tour? Doesn't that move the needle?

 

[Johan]

What if Root has another Ashes tour? Doesn't that move the needle?

depends on how he performs? if he does well in the Australian Ashes and then the English one I'll go for something or someone way bigger than Ponting

 

[govinda indian fan]

depends on how he performs? if he does well in the Australian Ashes and then the English one I'll go for something or someone way bigger than Ponting

Root is better then ponting as far as ashes goes

 

[Johan]

Root is better then ponting as far as ashes goes

because 2005, 2009 and 2010-11 happened under Ricky?

 

[subshakerz]

depends on how he performs? if he does well in the Australian Ashes and then the English one I'll go for something or someone way bigger than Ponting

If Root underperforms again in Aus?

 

[Johan]

If Root underperforms again in Aus?

then he won't ever be able to compete with those who are above him at the moment IE Headley, Sutcliffe types