It will get overlooked with the emphasis on Root (quite rightly) however it should be highlighted.
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Harry brook era
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His shot reminded me of a schoolboy who can't play spin and just runs down the pitch to look pro active.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
There's not one good young batter with a solid orthodox technique coming through the ranks of any test side at the moment. Not one. All are dashers and sloggers. Jaiswal, Brook, Jamie Smith.. Test batting RIP
His name is Washington Sundar.
Molehill
International Coach
I think you could include Smith. He's literally made his name in FC Cricket playing for Surrey, his attacking shots are far more orthodox than the others. It remains to be seen whether opening for England in limited overs matches affects that, but he's far more solid than most.
Paranoid Kendroid
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Points for the meme, not the sentiment.
sayon basak
International Coach
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
The style doesn't exactly carry long term viability.
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The English Viv Richards
sayon basak
International Coach
Viv Richard was the West Indian Harry Brook.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Was curious about this. Just looking overall it doesn’t seem more aggressive players necessarily decline earlier than others. Some might even improve. Its hard to tell from the relatively low sample size, and age is a factor in decline for all players. The data might pan out more with many more extremely aggressive batsmen playing currently than previously.
Found something interesting though, looking at one of the more famous hyper aggressors.
Sehwag in his 20’s (2001-2008)
5333 @ 52.28 SR 77.41
Sehwag in his 30’s (2008-2013)
3253 @ 45.18 SR 91.58
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
No. Vivian had an excellent technique and was much more judicial in his shot selection.
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Even today he was quite lucky to make it out of single figures.
There's a way to do it, settle in, get your eye in and then you can do whatever you desire.
Think it was mentioned at some point during the series how many chances he receives per innings, not always going to be that lucky.
And he has the talent to be an ATG.
andruid
International Coach
He is what the kids these days want in a batsman