Cricket World Cup

[mickd1961]

The bowling and fielding cost us yesterdays match not the batting. And to say because Root stupidly bats at 'only' 6 an over and Morgan justs prodes is stupid.

If you left out players with a strike rate of less than 100 then the likes of Gilchrist, McCullum, Warner, Hales, Stokes. Dhoni and Kohli would all be left out. Most of the players with a stike rate of 100+ have and average below 30 (only Buttler has 40+)Root has an average of 51.

Root knew what was required and still didn’t up his rate.

All well and good when Buttler is at the other end striking at 150+.

My issue with Root is that he only has one gear unlike others who can put their foot down when they need to.

It frustrates the hell out of me watching us get behind the rate and still playing out dot balls.

From early on yesterday we were well behind the rate 923......that’s just bad game management.

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

Root knew what was required and still didn’t up his rate.

All well and good when Buttler is at the other end striking at 150+.

My issue with Root is that he only has one gear unlike others who can put their foot down when they need to.

It frustrates the hell out of me watching us get behind the rate and still playing out dot balls.

From early on yesterday we were well behind the rate 923......that’s just bad game management.

When Root was out we were in front of the Pakistan score at the same stage. So not bad game management. Their tail enders went at 10 an over for the last few overs . I say again bad bowling and fielding cost us