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Mohammed Siraj "Got Fake Anger": Joe Root's Unfiltered Verdict Before Series Finale
Aug 04, 2025 03:48 pm
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Divya Delhi : After their 195-run partnership and Harry Brook's stunning counter-attacking ton, England batter Joe Root praised his "consistency" and said he is not a "one-off fluke". Brook's explosive 111 in 98 balls and Root's classic century dashed India's hopes of an easy win while defending a massive 374. With 35 runs and three/four wickets (depending on Chris Woakes' availability to bat) left, England can win or draw the series. We have very different games, but I think that works out well. He plays slightly more expansively than I do and has a great variety of shots, but what I love most is the pressure he puts on the opposition, the way he takes calculated chances at the proper times, and how he can open a game up, like he did today ". "He is a fantastic talent, not a fluke. He's scored 10 hundreds playing similarly. He is very consistent and methodical. We just need 35 to win this test match because of its effect. Incredible knock, he said. Root said he was frustrated about getting out to Prasidh Krishna, with whom he had a heated exchange in the first innings, but not because of what happened earlier. "That was his frustration for not getting us over the line. Being an experienced batter in the situation is your pride. You must be able to absorb pressure and understand that they can bowl well for spells, then take your chances to counter that, and I mis-executed."