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[Seniorplayer]

Do you have a big KP poster up in your room and cry at it nightly whilst declaring "You will be back"

Linked there fates Cook will go on to beat records pal i suspect against test playing nations

 With regard to Cook and records he is now second in the list of England's all time run scorers 377 runs behind  Gooch.

[procricket]

 With regard to Cook and records he is now second in the list of England's all time run scorers 377 runs behind  Gooch.

Yes mate and with a decent summer he could move up among some really esteemed people.

[swamidude]

Let's be honest runs are runs. Yes runs against tough opposition are more valuable and stick longer in the memory, but all greats do buffer their averages against poorer opposition. Recent examples that spring to mind being Amla against the Windies at home, and Sangakarra throughout his career against Bangladesh (triple centuries etc.). That's not to discredit them as players, as the runs still take scoring otherwise everyone would be able to do it.

Root is a fine player and has a good head on his shoulders. He will be world class if he can sustain anywhere near this level of maturity for the next few years, and translate it into one day form. Just because he couldn't open against NZ or Aus doesn't make him gutless. De Villiers could never be an opener, but that doesn't make him any worse of a player. They are both stroke makers and accumulate runs very quickly (not to say they're on the same level yet).

[csnew]

Ali runs himself out! what a waste on a flat pitch

[Gerry SA]

Let's be honest runs are runs. Yes runs against tough opposition are more valuable and stick longer in the memory, but all greats do buffer their averages against poorer opposition. Recent examples that spring to mind being Amla against the Windies at home, and Sangakarra throughout his career against Bangladesh (triple centuries etc.). That's not to discredit them as players, as the runs still take scoring otherwise everyone would be able to do it.

Root is a fine player and has a good head on his shoulders. He will be world class if he can sustain anywhere near this level of maturity for the next few years, and translate it into one day form. Just because he couldn't open against NZ or Aus doesn't make him gutless. De Villiers could never be an opener, but that doesn't make him any worse of a player. They are both stroke makers and accumulate runs very quickly (not to say they're on the same level yet).

I'd wager you AB could be an opener if he chose to do so. AB could also achieve world peace

[InternalTraining]

Rooooooooooooooooooottt!!!!

[Gerry SA]

Joe Root feasting on these sub standard attacks...Will soon be humiliated again when he runs into the Kiwis and Aussies

[ppccopener]

Let's wait and see Mystic Meg.

[Gerry SA]

Let's wait and see Mystic Meg.

History backs what I've stated.

Root won't be facing 80mph dobbers from Boult, Southee, Johnson, Harris etc

[ProCricketer1982]

Do you have a big KP poster up in your room and cry at it nightly whilst declaring "You will be back"

Linked there fates Cook will go on to beat records pal i suspect against test playing nations

So might Kp,have if he wasn't wrongly dropped. Cooks form deserves to be dropped..  Duel standards and can't up just be forgot with a 'move on' ECB slogan

[ProCricketer1982]

I'd wager you AB could be an opener if he chose to do so. AB could also achieve world peace

Ab did open didn't he??

[FattusCattus]

Interesting to note that Cookie will probably go past Viv Richards' career runs in this test, and from 10 less tests.

Not saying he's better, just saying that whilst in a slump - he's hardly rubbish.

[jamesisapayne]

Joe Root feasting on these sub standard attacks...Will soon be humiliated again when he runs into the Kiwis and Aussies

Gerry, you are indeed a plum. A troll of the highest order.

[csnew]

Got to love samules' reaction to stokes getting out. Priceless!

[Manormanic]

funnier was the way Stokes couldn't hold his tongue!