Following on from reviews of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, here are a few moments to savour from 2021
Joe Root started 2021 by making 228 and 186 as. His brilliance was half the story – the other half was that only Dan Lawrence scored more than 60 in either match for the visitors. It was an indication of how much England would rely on their captain not just for runs, but as a leader on the field and, off it, the acceptable face of cricket under fire. He did not always deliver all parts of that brief – no person could, such was that burden – but nobody could accuse him of not trying.
Another double ton would come soon enough in the remarkable win at Chennai and three more centuries would be logged against India in the home series, each characterised by his scurrying singles, his relentless will to take the game to his opponents and, though sometimes rather wan, a smile that reminded us that it is only a game after all.
If his selections and field placings often leave much to be desired, there is mitigation when one considers what he must feel, so often walking to the middle with the scoreboard showing 20-odd for two, knowing that his team’s chances are, once again, resting on his shoulders. More often than not, he’s soon up on his toes, bat ramrod straight in meeting a length ball on a fourth stump line, the ball despatched just backward of point for runs.
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