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K wrote:...
1. Marny vs. Root.
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e.g. "That Root can somehow be unseated after his golden 2021 will undoubtedly raise debate over the validity of the computer-generated rankings, but it also serves to highlight Labuschagne’s spectacular form..."
(A. Wu, SMH)
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Most runs for England in Tests in 2021:
1708 - Joe Root
530 - Rory Burns
412 - Extras
391 - Jonny Bairstow
368 - Ollie Pope
Last edited by K on Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Biggest gaps between the two highest run scorers for a Test side in a calendar year
1178 - ENG 2021 - 1708 J Root, 530 R Burns
881 - WI 1976 - 1710 V Richards, 829 R Fredericks
697 - AUS 2012 - 1595 M Clarke, 898 M Hussey
668 - WI 2003 - 1344 B Lara, 676 R Sarwan
Highest percentage of team runs scored in a calendar year in Tests
(min: 1000 runs):
26.2% - Joe Root, England, in 2021
25.5% - Garry Sobers, WI, in 1958
25.3% - Viv Richards, WI, in 1976
25.1% - Andy Flower, Zimbabwe, in 2000
24.9% - Jacques Kallis, South Africa, in 2007
Root's been named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
Afridi won the Sir Garfield Sobers Tophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year. Babar was named ODI Cricketer of the Year.
cricinfo:
'Root's purple patch started right at the start in Sri Lanka, where made a stunning double-century on a Galle turner, and followed that with prolific returns against India, both home and away. With the ball too, Root chipped in with 14 wickets including a maiden Test five-for against India in Ahmedabad.
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"The Chennai hundred sticks out, to get it in my hundredth game will live long in may memory," Root said. "Incredibly proud to have received this award. Humbled to be in the same breath as a number of players around the world. It means a huge amount to get this award."'
^ It's certainly a weird way of looking at things, since it mostly measures longevity in the role.
The only thing that really matters about Test captaincy is the result record. Here's the top 25 Test captains ordered on win percentage (Root is last on this list) - Australians bolded:
And the only thing that really matters about Test batting is the career average. Here's the list of all batsmen with a Test average of 50 or more who played at least 25 Tests (Root isn't even on this list) - Australians bolded:
Of course, if anyone wanted to talk about Test average as captain, they'd find that Bradman's average in 24 Tests as captain was 101.51 and Steven Smith's average in 35 Tests as captain is 69.59.
By contrast, Root's career average in Tests is 49.23. His Test average as non-captain is 52.80 but his average as captain is just 46.35. Some players are diminished as batsmen by the role. Root is one of them.
Made a very well compiled 13 at North Sound against the WIndies this morning. He has now managed 82 runs in 5 Test innings in 2022 for an average of 16.4.
Root ended up with 153. Media report it was his 12th 150+ score in Tests, taking him past Alistair Cook for most 150+ scores for England.
"Not that Root was without a bit of luck, dropped by the keeper when on 34, not long after he appeared to get an edge to a Jason Holder delivery that West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite opted not to review.
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Root has scored more than 2,000 runs since the start of 2021, nearly double the next best haul, and has made eight centuries, his only relatively lean patch coming in a losing Ashes series in Australia."
(Reuters)
[Of course, the best batsman in the world, Kane Williamson, has been mostly missing injured...]
Entertaining discussion between the commentators at St georges this morning. The conclusion is that he struggles to control the short ball on wickets with "a little bounce". The shot he lost his wivcket to was described as a "flat track shot".
Anyway, his 2022 continues to unfold. He has now made 358 runs in 10 completed innings. On the two lifeless wickets in the first two Tests of this series he made 109 and 153 (and also 13 and 9). In his remaining innings, he has made 0, 24, 34 and 11 (against Australia) and 0 and 5 (against the West Indies).
There's discussion, now, about whether his technique is "Test-standard". The answer is "probably not" - on the live series averages, he is presently behind Leach and Mahmood. Given that he contrived to put on 262 runs in two flat wickket innings, it's a concern that he shows less resistance on the wickets with movement than England's 8 and 11.
