Joe Root has demanded his men deliver a performance befitting of an England cricket team as the visitors consider wielding the axe ahead of a do-or-die Boxing Day Test | wutube
Joe Root has demanded his men deliver a performance befitting of an England cricket team as the visitors consider wielding the axe at selection ahead of a do-or-die Boxing Day Test.
Indicative of the visitors’ woes, they do not have the luxury of replacing them with in-form players. Reserve willow wielders Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow and Dan Lawrence average 11, 25 and 27 respectively this year. Big things were expected of Crawley after he made an epic 267 last year against Pakistan, but the runs have since dried up alarmingly at Test and county level. There is hope Crawley’s extra height will help him negotiate the extra bounce in Australia though he has played his best Test cricket at No.3 and 4 instead of opening.Pope started the series promisingly but his need to feel bat on ball has triggered his downfall.
“I bang on about that all the time. It’s the fundamentals of batting, being willing to concentrate for a long time, being able to wear bowlers down, take them deep into an innings and make the big scores that put you ahead of the game.”
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