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[Felix Tito]

I hope he does.

I wonder how quickly the ODI renaissance will fall apart if he is dropped. It's interesting that, in my opinion, England's better captains tend to come from outside the system.

Don't see why we fall back into the old ways if Morgan gets chopped. Root and Buttler are both aggressive players and that would transcend into their leadership

[Buzz]

This forum has now peaked its selection abilities with members not having Joe Root our best player in all formats, as first pick in all formats!!

[rickjames]

Looking forward to see Mr. Roy have some fun today. Lovely Roy.

[smilley792]

So he had one good tournament where his strike rate over a very small sample size is taken.
And I'd have all of them before Root in T20.

No but you need the option to. Root doesn't.

Yep, back in.. Say...2013 root couldn't get anywhere near hat strike rate

http://m.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/engine/current/match/566937.html

Oh wait!!!!





120 balls in t20, when was last time a team scored near 720?? Oh they don't, a good score is around 180. You need people who can build innings aswell as the big hitters, a team of big hitters on a non road will end up 60 all out.
 

[WalkingWicket37]

Yep, back in.. Say...2013 root couldn't get anywhere near hat strike rate

http://m.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/engine/current/match/566937.html

Oh wait!!!!

120 balls in t20, when was last time a team scored near 720?? Oh they don't, a good score is around 180. You need people who can build innings aswell as the big hitters, a team of big hitters on a non road will end up 60 all out.

I was there for that game! You saw two ways of scoring runs in T20. Finch just blasted it from ball 1 (which he put in the stands!) while Root placed the ball to perfection. While you knew Finch was going at a rate of knots, Root was raising his bat for his half century and there was a collective "how's he got that man so quick" around the stadium.


It was a strange game really. Had Finch not played the innings of his life everyone would be hailing Joe Root's efforts a great innings. Unfortunately for our Joe, earlier events meant his unbeaten 90 at nearly 2 a ball pretty much slipped under the radar (I believe this may have been his first international T20 inning too from memory)

[Alvaro]

Don't see why we fall back into the old ways if Morgan gets chopped. Root and Buttler are both aggressive players and that would transcend into their leadership

I wouldn't be so sure. Remember Botham followed Brearley...

[potzy248]

I didn't say he was rubbish or not needed in a line up. Man people get way to upset about there favourites.
If I was picking an IPL team right now. I'd not have Root before the guys I mentioned. Good luck to the lad.

[iand123]

Yep, back in.. Say...2013 root couldn't get anywhere near hat strike rate

http://m.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/engine/current/match/566937.html

Oh wait!!!!





120 balls in t20, when was last time a team scored near 720?? Oh they don't, a good score is around 180. You need people who can build innings aswell as the big hitters, a team of big hitters on a non road will end up 60 all out.

When Jade Dernbach finishes an innings with the best figures you know things haven't gone to plan

[rickjames]

Pak win toss and bat

Lineup is good, but then again whatever side we name is a really, really good one.

[Wills]

I'd say Kohli just shades Joe Root. de Villiers is quality but has dropped off of late. Nobody else really comes close.

[Felix Tito]

I'd say Kohli just shades Joe Root. de Villiers is quality but has dropped off of late. Nobody else really comes close.

TBH Kohli and de Villiers are miles ahead of everyone. Their records are ridiculous. But the difference is Kohli is an innings builder whereas de Villiers can go nuts from ball 1

[InternalTraining]

That boat-anchor Hafeez is there! When will Pak rid themselves of his incompetence!

[rickjames]

What a braindead waste of a review

[Cover_Drive]

What a braindead waste of a review

What is even worst is that you had the captain on other end!

[tate035]

TBH Kohli and de Villiers are miles ahead of everyone. Their records are ridiculous. But the difference is Kohli is an innings builder whereas de Villiers can go nuts from ball 1

I assume you are talking about "one day" specialists and not test matchs. Until Kohli proves himself on pitches that aren't flat (England etc) then he is a very poor man's Gavaskar/Dravid/Tendulkar.. Of course he is exciting to watch on flat pitches but so is  Warner,Roy, Guptill, etc, etc.
De Villiers is a better all round batsman/cricketer than Kohli.