Abhijato returns with a look at Joe Root’s resurgence in Sri Lanka. Is he back to his best? And can he lead England to victory against India? Joe Root has certainly never been bad. But before this month he hadn’t exactly been brilliant for a long time either. While Jonny Bairstow has been polarising supporters, and Ben Stokes has been pulling off miracles, Joe Root has spent recent years by being, well, Joe Root – a batsman generally considered world class but falling short of the...
A Spintroduction To The Subcontinent
Today Daniel Booth looks at how England’s young players got on during the first Test in Galle. Who’s trending upwards and who’s trending in the wrong direction? Infront of the keen crowd of one man on a hill, and several sleep-deprived fans back home, England took a 1-0 lead in a two Test series against Sri Lanka. In what will largely be remembered as the Test where Joe Root hit a whopping 228, there was another interesting story to follow – that of England’s young...
Not Bad Lads, Not Bad
Morning everyone. It’s James here. I’m temporarily back to comment on England’s victory in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka. You can’t ask for much more than a 7 wicket win away from home – even if the hosts didn’t wake up until the third day. Now before I get into the nitty-gritty, I have a quick confession to make. I didn’t watch all of the Test match. In fact, I missed most of it. One of the reasons that I’ve scaled back my involvement with TFT...
