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Kevin Pietersen was better than Joe Root

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posted on 9/2/24

There was also a lot of flat pitches in the 90s and 00s which I think boosted some batsman's numbers in comparison to today.

You don't see too many pitches these days where team A puts on 550 then team B puts on 500.

posted on 9/2/24

comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 3 hours, 45 minutes ago
I'd probably put Williamson second in both categories. He is incredibly underrated against the other 3. Averages over 50 in both formats.
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Yeah not much in it. I picked Root ahead of Kane as imo the former at times bats for the team more than Kane does.

comment by Phenom (U20037)

posted on 9/2/24

comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
I'd probably put Williamson second in both categories. He is incredibly underrated against the other 3. Averages over 50 in both formats.
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yeah hes over taken Root recently in that respect who has fallen off a bit with consistency issues

posted on 9/2/24

comment by Phenomenonecoglou (U20037)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
I'd probably put Williamson second in both categories. He is incredibly underrated against the other 3. Averages over 50 in both formats.
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yeah hes over taken Root recently in that respect who has fallen off a bit with consistency issues
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I don't think 'Bazball' has helped him

comment by BO$$™ (U6401)

posted on 13/2/24

You don't see too many pitches these days where team A puts on 550 then team B puts on 500.
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100% agree.

Take India for example they used to score 500+ almost every test at home back in the day. Now they can barely muster 350 without a struggle.

For some reason they decided to make dust bowls which doesnt help their batters.

posted on 15/2/24

comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 2 days, 11 hours ago
You don't see too many pitches these days where team A puts on 550 then team B puts on 500.
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100% agree.

Take India for example they used to score 500+ almost every test at home back in the day. Now they can barely muster 350 without a struggle.

For some reason they decided to make dust bowls which doesnt help their batters.
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Batsmen play differently these days. They take way more risks and the focus now is more on scoring runs quicker than accumulating huge scores

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