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Now that's out of the way it's vital England are still batting at the close of play. Want to be batting as much of the first session tomorrow as possible.
 
tomw24 said:
Now that's out of the way it's vital England are still batting at the close of play. Want to be batting as much of the first session tomorrow as possible.
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No chance. Like with Brooks and Jacks England just wild swing at anything - it's so frustrating how often they get out to a nothing ball.
 
tomw24 said:
There can be no doubt now (if there was before) that he's England's greatest ever batman.
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That is a debatable claim. In terms of terms of test runs yes, that may not make him the best. How about players like Sutcliffe, Ken Barrington and wally Hammond who all averaged close to 60 playing on uncovered pitches, more often that not against tough opposition. They did not have the benefit of easy runs from Zimbabwe, current Wst Undies etc.
Root is certainly up there, but to claim he is the best batsmen with no doubt, does not pay respect to the long history of English Test cricket and wonderful batsmen
 
Toss saints said:
That is a debatable claim. In terms of terms of test runs yes, that may not make him the best. How about players like Sutcliffe, Ken Barrington and wally Hammond who all averaged close to 60 playing on uncovered pitches, more often that not against tough opposition. They did not have the benefit of easy runs from Zimbabwe, current Wst Undies etc.
Root is certainly up there, but to claim he is the best batsmen with no doubt, does not pay respect to the long history of English Test cricket and wonderful batsmen
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He's on track to overtake Tendulkar's records. No debate about it for me. He's going to go down as one of the greatest test match batsmen ever.
 
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