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Got tickets tomorrow so kind of glad the Windies have put up a bit more of a fight this time.
Their demise is over played. They have players who can bat long and quicks who are threatening.
While this Test is all about Jimmy’s farewell and the heroics of Gus Atkinson in the first innings, it’s worth noting that Joe Root has got himself within a hundred runs of Mahela Jayawardne and Shiv Chanderpaul as he continues to climb the ladder for most Test runs scored in a career.Our former captain is currently tenth on that list.
Another no show from Windies. Players just don't have the mental strength or the appetite for a long innings, battling it out for a draw . Consequence of the shorter limited over game in many ways. Test cricket doesn't last 5 days any more.
I know I love Joe Root an all but his last six Test innings are just F***ing immense;56, 77, 149*, 83, 59, 118*Six consecutive Test match 50s, including two hundreds. That ever been done before, globally or just for England? 8 runs short at the moment of 2,000 Test match runs with an average well over 50. Doing that in less than 25 matches is nothing short of remarkable either, especially when you think that not so long ago they were pissing about with his position in the side. Trying him all through the middle order when he first broke in, then throwing him at the top of the order for the Ashes then down to number 3 and then settling on 5. I said it on here a few years ago about Cook and he's not far off proving me right, so I'll say it here about Root as well - Joe Root will eventually become England's leading run scorer in Test match cricket.