Joe Root Is A Fine Batter But A Poor Captain – Ian Chappell
Published - 30 Jan 2022, 01:39 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:04 AM
Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has said that the England Test skipper Joe Root is a fine batsman but a poor captain.
Joe Root-led England National Cricket Team lost the marquee Ashes 2021-22 series by 0-4 against Australia. England lost the first match by 9 wickets at the Gabba, the second game by 275 runs at the Adelaide Oval and the third game by an innings and 14 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 4th match at Sydney Cricket Ground ended in a draw but England lost the 5th and last match of the series by 146 runs at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart.
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Ian Chappell, while discussing about English skipper Root, in his column for ESPNCricinfo wrote:
“The captaincy failure, despite having led his country more times than any other captain, is Joe Root. It doesn’t matter what Root or any other English devotee tells you, Root is a fine batter but a poor captain.”
Joe Root Has Lacked Imagination As A Captain – Ian Chappell
Chappell feels that England have got a presentable record at home under Root but the English skipper lacks imagination. He stated:
“He (Root) was never going to be a successful leader. Though England under him have a reasonably presentable record at home, Root has lacked imagination as a captain, quickly run out of ideas, and showed little “gut feel” for the game. Too often his choice of bowlers to begin a session caused head-scratching, but the real killer were his tactics: they often made no sense.”
Ian Chappell further added that Root’s captaincy in Australia was a poor captaincy accompanied by bad luck.
“A good captain has to take charge and this was an area where Root failed dismally. There’s no doubt his last tour was badly hampered by player injuries and he was poorly treated by fate. Nevertheless, ten Tests for eight losses and two unflattering draws is a fair summation of Root’s leadership in Australia. It was poor captaincy accompanied by bad luck.”
Former Australia cricketer also opined that veteran pacer Stuart Broad is not the answer to England’s captaincy problems as he lacks an understanding of leadership. Chappell also feels that Broad has a negative influence. He asserted:
“To suggest that the answer to the leadership void is Stuart Broad lacks understanding of cricket captaincy. Apart from Broad’s advanced (cricket) age and articulate off-field responses, he’s a negative influence — particularly with field placings — and would be a poor choice as captain.”
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