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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: dannyhall04 on April 07, 2016, 08:20:42 PM
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Delighted for the lad after his first, first-class ton. Good bloke and a serious player in his own right, never mind who his brother is! :D
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/cricket/cricket-sheffield-s-billy-root-hits-maiden-first-class-century-against-sussex-1-7840866 (http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/cricket/cricket-sheffield-s-billy-root-hits-maiden-first-class-century-against-sussex-1-7840866)
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Fantastic of him. I can genuinely see him and joe batting together for England... I wonder who'll go on to be the better cricketer.
Ian Bell's brother Keith was tipped to be better than Ian by some. He currently plays Birmingham League Premier division cricket and always scores a couple of tons a season.
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There's a few brothers that were tipped to be better than the Former/Current England Players but didn't have the drive to go any further
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Fantastic of him. I can genuinely see him and joe batting together for England... I wonder who'll go on to be the better cricketer.
Ian Bell's brother Keith was tipped to be better than Ian by some. He currently plays Birmingham League Premier division cricket and always scores a couple of tons a season.
Really Reds? Ian Bell was earmarked for England from about 13. Played all the way through school with Keith, quality bat and nice guy too, bit surprised to be honest that he didn't make it with Warwickshire.
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Am I the only one that thinks billys results are over hyped because of Joe's status?
Super pleased for him, but for people saying he's tipped to be better than his brother need to remember that at the same age root snr was already playing for England?
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Really Reds? Ian Bell was earmarked for England from about 13. Played all the way through school with Keith, quality bat and nice guy too, bit surprised to be honest that he didn't make it with Warwickshire.
The rumours I heard was that. Still both bloody good cricketers haha! A mate of mine plays in the same team as Keith and says he's a really nice guy
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Am I the only one that thinks billys results are over hyped because of Joe's status?
Super pleased for him, but for people saying he's tipped to be better than his brother need to remember that at the same age root snr was already playing for England?
Maybe, but Joe didn't hit the century today so it's not all about him! :)
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Loads of young players are 'rated' but so few actually amount to anything and even fewer are actually good. Let's see what he's done after 3-4 seasons
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even fewer are actually good.
This kid is good, pal!
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Maybe, but Joe didn't hit the century today so it's not all about him! :)
No I agree, and having spoken to Bil at Notts he's a great guy
However, on the back of one first class hundred there are multiple news articles about "sibling rivalry" soon to be in the England set up, and yet many other county players that got hundreds over the last 4 days that haven't got a single mention.
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This kid is good, pal!
Denly was good but hasn't amounted to much.. Let's see what he's like after a few seasons before proclaiming him a wizard
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This kid is good, pal!
But no where near the Yorkshire set up, cant see them letting another Joe slip through their fingers.
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But no where near the Yorkshire set up, cant see them letting another Joe slip through their fingers.
He's got a contract at Notts.
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He's got a contact at Notts.
Does he still?
I thought he was on a one summer deal last season. I don't know if he's renewed or not, so you may well be right.
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He's got a contact at Notts.
Not disputing that he is talented, just musing on the sibling comparisons and england talk.
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Don't listen to the hype, give him a couple of seasons county cricket to score heavily, then take a look at him.
There's a few on here who had Mason Crane in the test squad - I'm all for young talent to the fore, but every young superstar needs 18 months first class cricket to hone their skills.
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There's a few on here who had Mason Crane in the test squad
Did they really? I'm glad I missed that. I can imagine who they were.
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He looks OLDER than Joe!
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Been round 4 county 2nd XIs already at the age of 23, and as was already mentioned Joe was playing for England by that age! Don't hold your breath. Currans look much more likely to become sibling England players, especially as there's a third one who's also got a ton in an MCCU game this season.
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Which MCCU is he playing for?
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Which MCCU is he playing for?
LEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDSS
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there's a third one who's also got a ton in an MCCU game this season.
Would you like to point this one out?
Just checked the two rounds of county vs uni games and can't find a Curran playing
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Would you like to point this one out?
Just checked the two rounds of county vs uni games and can't find a Curran playing
Don't think it was a county game, not sure what it was tbh just remember it happened.
https://twitter.com/_TC59/status/712727588528111622
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Billy has serious talent, just not as dedicated as his brother. Maybe with the opportunity at the end of last season at Notts he wants it a little more too??
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Bill is too busy 'Rooting' out a certain England Woman's team member isn't he?
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Imagine 2 Roots :D Hello Test Squad :D
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Com calling for him to be sacked! 😛😛😛
Duck for him today
Before anyone says anything the first line was a joke
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Bill is too busy 'Rooting' out a certain England Woman's team member isn't he?
Stoke based?
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Stoke based?
Indeed!
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The list gets longer ;)