After scoring a brilliant hundred on the opening day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow predicted that Joe Root would continue for another ten years. It was an absolute pleasure to bat with the former captain, the right-handed batter reflected.
On the opening day of the first Ashes Test, the Yorkshire batsman made a flawless 100 runs, his first in the format against Australia since 2015. He only needed 145 balls to get there, and he and Bairstow quickly added 121 runs to lift England out of a precarious 176-5 situation.
The keeper-batter discussed how Root has endured the most trying times during a press conference after the day’s play and predicted that he will still be accomplishing notable milestones in 10 years.
It really is exceptional and brilliant. It is an absolute pleasure to be out there and at the other end with him as someone who has known him for such a long time and been through thick and thin, ups and downs, and many different experiences together.
He’s a great talent and a great player, and he probably has another 10 years left in the game. When he is 55 and still playing, he will be chasing 25,000 runs or some other stupid goal. “
In addition, Root scored his 30th century in Test cricket, trailing only his Australian counterpart Steve Smith, who has 31. The former England captain also reached the 11,000-run mark in tests played at Lord’s against Ireland.
Jonny Bairstow on the Edgbaston deck: “It’s a little bit dryer than I was expecting it to be.”
The run-a-ball 78er Bairstow has backed his bowlers to take advantage of the interesting conditions he thinks will exist over the next few days.
He then continued: “Over the next couple of days, I believe the pitch will be interesting. Because we conducted ourselves in a manner that prevented the Australian bowlers from settling in, the guys looked pretty good today.”
“With the skill set our bowlers possess and the tenacity with which they can bowl lengths and lines, we can hopefully take advantage of various situations. I didn’t anticipate it to be quite as dry. “
Following Ben Stokes’ declaration at 393-8 on the opening day of play at Stumps, Australia won 14-0. A challenging 4-over session was completed by Usman Khawaja and David Warner.
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