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[ProCricketer1982]

And you negativity is doing what

Cook is averaging 60 in his last 5 tests it test cricket you score what your against.

Was Root not in bad form they held faith more faith than I had ye he has come bloody good.

Broad may put egg on people's face too and I suspect Anderson will once he is back home

Everyone knows Anderson will hoop it at home, that's not a surprise or putting any egg.

Broads been bowling 80, hardly test match quality

Root wasn't in poor form for that long though! That's the point

[InternalTraining]

Rooooooooooot!!!

Keep scoring runs young man and don't fall for the captaincy trap!

[smilley792]

Roooooooooooooooooooot. 

Got to be moving further up those test rankings now. Should be well in the top ten soon.

[ProCricketer1982]

Root has to be the positive to come from English cricket 2013 onwards. He did well, was found out a bit,  adapted and has come back stronger again.

Fair one

[ppccopener]

Maybe, maybe not. Unfortunately Cook represents one side, Kp the other. Kp was dropped for no reason when form didn't deserve it.. Cook is so out of form but is being kept on purely because he has to be otherwise those ECB clowns lose face.

Tbh, it's wrong on so many levels just ignoring it isn't really the answer

Sky showed the stats and showed that Compton should still be opening.. He's not.. Why, probably Cook. It's just one error after another fro the current lot, all needs clearing out

Cook represents one side,KP the other-what like good verses evil you mean? What is it with this forum it's so anti Cook its beyond belief!! yes youre right,Downton whittaker and all are part of the establishment,its no good and needs changing.its been like that for years and will take ages to change.Cook cannot possibly be responsible for all these problems just because he didnt grow up in the (No Swearing Please) end of london.Compton got a raw deal-yes he did-agree 100 per cent,Lyth should be opening-yes right again but im sorry kevin pieterson is history and good riddance.Whatever has happened and theres fault on both sides has gone-we move on with root,ballance etc because they are young enough to improve.Pieterson used England and England used him-that period is gone.England tattoos or not he's a mercenary cricketer who now realises what he is missing.tough!

[ppccopener]

Sorry about the colourful language admin it wasnt such a bad word...!!

[ProCricketer1982]

Cook represents one side,KP the other-what like good verses evil you mean? What is it with this forum it's so anti Cook its beyond belief!! yes youre right,Downton whittaker and all are part of the establishment,its no good and needs changing.its been like that for years and will take ages to change.Cook cannot possibly be responsible for all these problems just because he didnt grow up in the (No Swearing Please) end of london.Compton got a raw deal-yes he did-agree 100 per cent,Lyth should be opening-yes right again but im sorry kevin pieterson is history and good riddance.Whatever has happened and theres fault on both sides has gone-we move on with root,ballance etc because they are young enough to improve.Pieterson used England and England used him-that period is gone.England tattoos or not he's a mercenary cricketer who now realises what he is missing.tough!

Cook vs Kp represents the failings though.. Ie Kp is kicked out for nothing .. Cook can fail,miserably for years and be about the worst capt ever and still.. Still survive

Both should be gone, both should be playing Lvcc and only bk playing for eng if they scored the runs needed

[Gerry SA]

Joe Root adapted after he was found out? Like hell did he. Instead of showing balls and remaining an opener. He opted to go hide at #5 and feast on the ordinary attacks Sri Lanka and India offered up. Let's not forget he averages in the 30s against New Zealand and Australia, who have proper fast bowlers.

[ppccopener]

Joe Root adapted after he was found out? Like hell did he. Instead of showing balls and remaining an opener. He opted to go hide at #5 and feast on the ordinary attacks Sri Lanka and India offered up. Let's not forget he averages in the 30s against New Zealand and Australia, who have proper fast bowlers.

You mean like Cook Gerry? Stick it out and not hide-go in first when youre bang out of form and try to do a job so others can have it easier? Is that what you mean?

[ProCricketer1982]

Joe Root adapted after he was found out? Like hell did he. Instead of showing balls and remaining an opener. He opted to go hide at #5 and feast on the ordinary attacks Sri Lanka and India offered up. Let's not forget he averages in the 30s against New Zealand and Australia, who have proper fast bowlers.

Root has changed, so yes.. He's adapted. Cook hasn't and now is paying the price. Today he got some runs.. Why

A) wicket is dead
B) bowling is crap
C) they didn't bowling disciplined lines at him, slowing him to feast on his usual leg side and short bowling. NZ, aus and other decent attacks won't do that. That is why these WI innings are meaningless . Just as KP's runs vs a god awful mccu side were meaningless

[smilley792]

According to stats of English openers since 2010.

Maybe root should still be opening?

[Gerry SA]

According to stats of English openers since 2010.

Maybe root should still be opening?

Root would have to grow a pair to open again...not likely to happen anytime soon.

[Gerry SA]

Root has changed, so yes.. He's adapted. Cook hasn't and now is paying the price. Today he got some runs.. Why

A) wicket is dead
B) bowling is crap
C) they didn't bowling disciplined lines at him, slowing him to feast on his usual leg side and short bowling. NZ, aus and other decent attacks won't do that. That is why these WI innings are meaningless . Just as KP's runs vs a god awful mccu side were meaningless

Why bring Kevin Pietersen into a debate about Alastair Cook?

[ProCricketer1982]

Why bring Kevin Pietersen into a debate about Alastair Cook?

Because the ECB has linked their fates

[procricket]

Root has changed, so yes.. He's adapted. Cook hasn't and now is paying the price. Today he got some runs.. Why

A) wicket is dead
B) bowling is crap
C) they didn't bowling disciplined lines at him, slowing him to feast on his usual leg side and short bowling. NZ, aus and other decent attacks won't do that. That is why these WI innings are meaningless . Just as KP's runs vs a god awful mccu side were meaningless

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