England v India: fourth men’s cricket Test, day four – live
Live updates from Old TraffordRead The Spin, our weekly newsletterJoe Root on his evolution as a batter[On the improvement in his conversation rate] I went away during Covid. I actually spoke to Nass quite a bit (!). I said, ‘Can I get some footage off Sky and look at modes of dismissal’. I wanted to see if there were any trends – first 20 balls, from 50 runs to 100.I’ve tried to look at the game slightly differently. In the first part of my career a lot of it was about my technique. Where my hands and head are. Am I lined up? Is my trigger tight?It is pretty cool. You look at the names on that list, they’re all people who as a kid growing up I’d try to be in the garden or in the driveway at our local club. We’d play mini Test matches: me and my brother and anyone else who was knocking around.One day I’d try and be Ricky Ponting, the next day Kumar Sangakkara or Brian Lara – not left-handed but the same backlift, all of that. Even to be mentioned in the same sentence as these guys is a pinch-yourself moment. Continue reading...
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Joe Root on his evolution as a batter
[On the improvement in his conversation rate] I went away during Covid. I actually spoke to Nass quite a bit (!). I said, ‘Can I get some footage off Sky and look at modes of dismissal’. I wanted to see if there were any trends – first 20 balls, from 50 runs to 100.
I’ve tried to look at the game slightly differently. In the first part of my career a lot of it was about my technique. Where my hands and head are. Am I lined up? Is my trigger tight?
It is pretty cool. You look at the names on that list, they’re all people who as a kid growing up I’d try to be in the garden or in the driveway at our local club. We’d play mini Test matches: me and my brother and anyone else who was knocking around.
One day I’d try and be Ricky Ponting, the next day Kumar Sangakkara or Brian Lara – not left-handed but the same backlift, all of that. Even to be mentioned in the same sentence as these guys is a pinch-yourself moment.
Continue reading...
