No, he's not. He's very good in a local context, but everyone wants to talk about global history. And, yes, it is going overboard when he is praised for the luck he gets, e.g. Baum implying that he forced his part-nemesis Leach to bowl the no ball that reprieved him. That's just baloney that a disciplined journo would not have written.
Do you seriously think that the standard of Test batting in the world has not fallen off a cliff?
As for your claims about not getting an armchair ride, well, that's just vague speculation about psychology, i.e. that it's difficult batting in a bad team. The more important factor is whether the batting itself is technically difficult. That includes where you come in to bat. Look at how much harder it is for Root just moving up one spot from 4 to 3. And Smith hasn't been in a situation, as far as I can remember, where he is literally batting to save or win the match (e.g. guiding a run chase home or batting out day 5).
When is he supposed to have batted with the flu? Yesterday? Is that the excuse the fans have come up with for all the trouble he had with Curran?
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Another: Matt Wade is a 4 centuries Test batsman but is ranked 78th (up 32 places after his 5th. Test ton).Donny wrote:Sids is way low because, if a player is still available but not getting selected (for whatever reason), he loses ratings points, every time his team plays..
He's missed many Tests over recent years. Played just 27 in 7 years - missing Tests when Nevill & Paine were selected to keep.
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With the news Root is dropping back to 4 in the batting order, I looked at his averages:
At 3: 49 innings, 1792 runs at 38.12, with 2 centuries & 13 50s.
At 4: 61 innings, 2807 runs at 48.39, with 7 centuries & 20 50s.
Joe isn't everyone, but batting at 3 is harder.
Others haven't played a lot in both positions, so it's harder to make a meaningful comparison.
e.g. Kohli:
At 3: 6 innings, 97 runs at 19.40, with 0 centuries or 50s.
At 4: 94 innings, 5270 runs at 59.21, with 21 centuries and 13 50s.
e.g. S. Waugh:
At 3: 7 innings, 252 runs at 36.00, with 1 century and 1 50.
At 5: 142 innings, 6754 runs at 56.28, with 24 centuries and 29 50s.
But e.g. Greg Chappell played a bit more (at 3), so he may be almost as good an example as Root:
At 3: 38 innings, 1649 runs at 43.39, with 5 centuries and 6 50s.
At 4: 86 innings, 4316 runs at 59.12, with 15 centuries and 19 50s.
Admittedly, not everyone has a worse record at 3 than 4. e.g. David Gower:
At 3: 56 innings, 2619 runs at 49.41, with 8 centuries and 10 50s.
At 4: 91 innings, 3223 runs at 38.36, with 3 centuries and 20 50s.
At 3: 49 innings, 1792 runs at 38.12, with 2 centuries & 13 50s.
At 4: 61 innings, 2807 runs at 48.39, with 7 centuries & 20 50s.
Joe isn't everyone, but batting at 3 is harder.
Others haven't played a lot in both positions, so it's harder to make a meaningful comparison.
e.g. Kohli:
At 3: 6 innings, 97 runs at 19.40, with 0 centuries or 50s.
At 4: 94 innings, 5270 runs at 59.21, with 21 centuries and 13 50s.
e.g. S. Waugh:
At 3: 7 innings, 252 runs at 36.00, with 1 century and 1 50.
At 5: 142 innings, 6754 runs at 56.28, with 24 centuries and 29 50s.
But e.g. Greg Chappell played a bit more (at 3), so he may be almost as good an example as Root:
At 3: 38 innings, 1649 runs at 43.39, with 5 centuries and 6 50s.
At 4: 86 innings, 4316 runs at 59.12, with 15 centuries and 19 50s.
Admittedly, not everyone has a worse record at 3 than 4. e.g. David Gower:
At 3: 56 innings, 2619 runs at 49.41, with 8 centuries and 10 50s.
At 4: 91 innings, 3223 runs at 38.36, with 3 centuries and 20 50s.
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India batsman Rohit Sharma, who became the first player to score a century in each innings of his maiden Test as an opener, on Monday jumped to a career-best 17th position in the ICC Test Player Rankings.
Rohit, who now has five centuries from 28 Tests, gained a whopping 36 slots after his knocks of 176 and 127 in the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam helped India win by 203 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The other opener Mayank Agarwal has also attained a career-best 25th position after his first innings double-century lifted him 38 places.
Captain Virat Kohli, who retained his second spot, has dropped below the 900-point mark for the first time since January 2018. He is now on 899 points, 38 behind top-ranked Steve Smith of Australia.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricke ... 2019-10-07
Rohit, who now has five centuries from 28 Tests, gained a whopping 36 slots after his knocks of 176 and 127 in the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam helped India win by 203 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The other opener Mayank Agarwal has also attained a career-best 25th position after his first innings double-century lifted him 38 places.
Captain Virat Kohli, who retained his second spot, has dropped below the 900-point mark for the first time since January 2018. He is now on 899 points, 38 behind top-ranked Steve Smith of Australia.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricke ... 2019-10-07
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Batsmen.
1 Steve Smith 937
2 Virat Kohli 899
3 Kane Williamson 878
4 Cheteshwar Pujara 818
5 Henry Nicholls 749
6 Joe Root 731
7 Quinton de Kock 729
8 Tom Latham 724
9 Dimuth Karunaratne 723
10 Ajinkya Rahane 719
17 Rohit Sharma 650
24 David Warner 623
27 Usman Khawaja 615
32 Travis Head 589
35 Marnus Labuschagne 571
54 Shaun Marsh 514
60 Peter Handscomb 491
77 Matthew Wade 424
1 Steve Smith 937
2 Virat Kohli 899
3 Kane Williamson 878
4 Cheteshwar Pujara 818
5 Henry Nicholls 749
6 Joe Root 731
7 Quinton de Kock 729
8 Tom Latham 724
9 Dimuth Karunaratne 723
10 Ajinkya Rahane 719
17 Rohit Sharma 650
24 David Warner 623
27 Usman Khawaja 615
32 Travis Head 589
35 Marnus Labuschagne 571
54 Shaun Marsh 514
60 Peter Handscomb 491
77 Matthew Wade 424
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1 Pat Cummins 908
2 Kagiso Rabada 828
3 Jasprit Bumrah 827
4 Jason Holder 814
5 Vernon Philander 811
6 James Anderson 798
7 Trent Boult 795
8 Neil Wagner 785
9 Kemar Roach 780
10 Ravi Ashwin 770
13 Josh Hazlewood 754
18 Mitchell Starc 689
22 Nathan Lyon 657
38 Peter Siddle 447
52 Mitchell Marsh 326
1 Pat Cummins 908
2 Kagiso Rabada 828
3 Jasprit Bumrah 827
4 Jason Holder 814
5 Vernon Philander 811
6 James Anderson 798
7 Trent Boult 795
8 Neil Wagner 785
9 Kemar Roach 780
10 Ravi Ashwin 770
13 Josh Hazlewood 754
18 Mitchell Starc 689
22 Nathan Lyon 657
38 Peter Siddle 447
52 Mitchell Marsh 326
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After the Oz/Pak, B'desh/India and Caps/Poms Tests.
Batting.
1. Steve Smith 931
2 Virat Kohli 928
3 Kane Williamson 877
4 Cheteshwar Pujara 791
5 Ajinkya Rahane 759
6 Henry Nicholls 744
7 Dimuth Karunaratne 723
8 Tom Latham 707
9 Ben Stokes 704
10 Mayank Agarwal 700
11 Joe Root ENG 697
12 BJ Watling NZ 693
13 Rohit Sharma IND 688
14 Marnus Labuschagne 684
15 Babar Azam PAK 683
17 David Warner 666
22 Asad Shafiq PAK 648
28 Usman Khawaja 608
35 Travis Head 578
54 Shaun Marsh 508
59 Peter Handscomb 486
62 Joe Burns 473
67 Tim Paine 462
70 Matthew Wade 445
89 Mitch Marsh 386
90 Cameron Bancroft 383
91 Mitchell Starc 378
92 Kurtis Patterson 376
93 Aaron Finch 363
Batting.
1. Steve Smith 931
2 Virat Kohli 928
3 Kane Williamson 877
4 Cheteshwar Pujara 791
5 Ajinkya Rahane 759
6 Henry Nicholls 744
7 Dimuth Karunaratne 723
8 Tom Latham 707
9 Ben Stokes 704
10 Mayank Agarwal 700
11 Joe Root ENG 697
12 BJ Watling NZ 693
13 Rohit Sharma IND 688
14 Marnus Labuschagne 684
15 Babar Azam PAK 683
17 David Warner 666
22 Asad Shafiq PAK 648
28 Usman Khawaja 608
35 Travis Head 578
54 Shaun Marsh 508
59 Peter Handscomb 486
62 Joe Burns 473
67 Tim Paine 462
70 Matthew Wade 445
89 Mitch Marsh 386
90 Cameron Bancroft 383
91 Mitchell Starc 378
92 Kurtis Patterson 376
93 Aaron Finch 363
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1 Pat Cummins 907
2 Kagiso Rabada 839
3 Neil Wagner 816
4 Jason Holder 814
5 Jasprit Bumrah 794
6 James Anderson 790
7 Vernon Philander 783
8 Kemar Roach 780
9 Josh Hazlewood 772
9 Ravi Ashwin 772
11 Mohammad Shami IND 771
11 Trent Boult NZ 771
13 Mohammad Abbas PAK 762
14 Tim Southee NZ 761
16 Stuart Broad ENG 721
17 Ishant Sharma IND 716
18 Mitchell Starc 715
19 Yasir Shah PAK 690
22 Nathan Lyon 641
29 Ben Stokes ENG 571
36 Peter Siddle 443
1 Pat Cummins 907
2 Kagiso Rabada 839
3 Neil Wagner 816
4 Jason Holder 814
5 Jasprit Bumrah 794
6 James Anderson 790
7 Vernon Philander 783
8 Kemar Roach 780
9 Josh Hazlewood 772
9 Ravi Ashwin 772
11 Mohammad Shami IND 771
11 Trent Boult NZ 771
13 Mohammad Abbas PAK 762
14 Tim Southee NZ 761
16 Stuart Broad ENG 721
17 Ishant Sharma IND 716
18 Mitchell Starc 715
19 Yasir Shah PAK 690
22 Nathan Lyon 641
29 Ben Stokes ENG 571
36 Peter Siddle 443
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Steve Smith at number 1, again? There must be something wrong with the metrics, Donny. 
Since Cummins is plainly, just watching him with the naked eye, the best bowler in world cricket by a considerable margin, it must just be a problem with how they assess the batsmen. They obviously need to stop using total runs, 100s and 50s for assessing batsmen because a guy who isn't any good is topping all of those things. It's a quandary.
Since Cummins is plainly, just watching him with the naked eye, the best bowler in world cricket by a considerable margin, it must just be a problem with how they assess the batsmen. They obviously need to stop using total runs, 100s and 50s for assessing batsmen because a guy who isn't any good is topping all of those things. It's a quandary.
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Will be interesting, when the new ratings come out.
Warner 335 n.o.
Smith 36.
Root 226.
Labuschagne 162.
Williamson 104 n.o. (when rain stopped play, today)
Lyon 5/63.
Starc 6/66.
Lyon & Starc will both move up and Warner & Labu should make the top 10. Smith will probably drop to #2.
Warner 335 n.o.
Smith 36.
Root 226.
Labuschagne 162.
Williamson 104 n.o. (when rain stopped play, today)
Lyon 5/63.
Starc 6/66.
Lyon & Starc will both move up and Warner & Labu should make the top 10. Smith will probably drop to #2.
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