New Posts For Thread: Joe Roothttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-rootPoorest test series by an English captainPoorest individual performance of his lifeJust poor and should be sacked^Apoplectichttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557821279#557821279^ApoplecticFri, 23 Aug 2019 23:02:58 -0500As I said a few games ago, this is the worst Eng batting lineup EVER.People laughed and pointed to the times when we had 4 number 11sWe might not have that now but the rest are an absolute disgrace4 totals under 100 in the last few years and many othhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557820963#557820963As I said a few games ago, this is the worst Eng batting lineup EVER.People laughed and pointed to the times when we had 4 number 11sWe might not have that now but the rest are an absolute disgrace4 totals under 100 in the last few years and many othFri, 23 Aug 2019 20:38:05 -0500if there's anyone with anthing about them at all in the management and selectors surely foakes is keeping wicket for the foreseeable. been treated abominably. 100 in his 1st test then dropped 3 games later. none of the untouchables in the side wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557820435#557820435if there's anyone with anthing about them at all in the management and selectors surely foakes is keeping wicket for the foreseeable. been treated abominably. 100 in his 1st test then dropped 3 games later. none of the untouchables in the side wouldFri, 23 Aug 2019 17:26:21 -0500Been very poor as skipper and will be under pressure after this series. Still our best bat though and not his fault the media bullied him into batting at three so he's basically opening which is not where you want your top bat. Should be back at 4. Shttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557820375#557820375Been very poor as skipper and will be under pressure after this series. Still our best bat though and not his fault the media bullied him into batting at three so he's basically opening which is not where you want your top bat. Should be back at 4. SFri, 23 Aug 2019 17:17:34 -0500And Jos can have the gloves back ...........yeah I'm going with Jos!https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557819981#557819981And Jos can have the gloves back ...........yeah I'm going with Jos!Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:21:47 -0500Maybe Joss could be a specialist captain (until he finds his mojo), Mike Brearly had shocking stats after all.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557819975#557819975Maybe Joss could be a specialist captain (until he finds his mojo), Mike Brearly had shocking stats after all.Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:19:06 -0500Pity Joss has floundered with bat lately as he seems captain material in same vein as Morgs, authoratitive without being shouty. He may be playing his last test.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557819965#557819965Pity Joss has floundered with bat lately as he seems captain material in same vein as Morgs, authoratitive without being shouty. He may be playing his last test.Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:16:18 -0500Only other captaincy option is Stokes, nobody else in this team is really guaranteed a place in the starting XI Unless... CAPTAIN ARCHER!https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557819909#557819909Only other captaincy option is Stokes, nobody else in this team is really guaranteed a place in the starting XI Unless... CAPTAIN ARCHER!Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:03:55 -0500Losing an away Ashes 4-0 and the way things are going will lose this one 4-0 as well.Can't blame it entirely on him but there's no way his captaincy can survive this. I say this as huge Root fan, best batsman I've seen play for England but he's not ahttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557819881#557819881Losing an away Ashes 4-0 and the way things are going will lose this one 4-0 as well.Can't blame it entirely on him but there's no way his captaincy can survive this. I say this as huge Root fan, best batsman I've seen play for England but he's not aFri, 23 Aug 2019 16:00:34 -0500I'd have been tempted to maybe over bowl him at Lords after his bombardment of Smith, but would have worked out to take him off eventually and wrap him up A bullet bowler like that needs to be used tactically, bring him on in burstshttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31569635/joe-root?post_id=557819717#557819717I'd have been tempted to maybe over bowl him at Lords after his bombardment of Smith, but would have worked out to take him off eventually and wrap him up A bullet bowler like that needs to be used tactically, bring him on in burstsFri, 23 Aug 2019 15:33:15 -0500