Joe Root Declares Aussie Test Series Digs Won't Be Remembered

Australian critics have been queuing to offer opinions about veteran cricketer throughout the year

The comments began when a former coach stated that Joe Root needs to score a hundred in Australian conditions to earn the status of an "all-time great"

Following that David Warner well-known "wave-riding board" remark directed toward Root

Last month, Greg Blewett left Root out from an all-time English team because he has not reached a hundred in each of his 14 Tests in down under

The batsman stays unbothered regarding the remarks

"They will keep stating what they want in any case so why worry thinking about it?" the experienced player commented

"It doesn't produce significant change

"In retrospect in five year's time no-one is going to remember the comments from Hayden commented regarding me, Greg Blewett, Waugh's statements, whoever it is"

"Everyone will recall at the final result and view it as a historic England win or not"

The legendary opener stands as one of the few former players to come out on Root's side

In response to the exclusion, he declared he'd "go naked" around the Melbourne Cricket Ground this summer if Root does not score his Australian hundred

That creates the pressure on Root unprecedentedly perhaps, prior to the matches starting on the 21st of November

"Possibly so," Root acknowledged

"Ultimately this Australian visit is not about me

"If I am scoring runs and making substantial contributions it provides us an excellent chance to secure victory down under"

Root's Australian Record

The batsman has discussed in the past aiming for his first hundred in down under "too much"

He has a reasonable average of 35.68 in numerous Tests in Australia - he has nine fifties - but his high score is stuck under three figures at 89

Different Circumstances

For this tour he travels free from the weight of being captain, which he carried on prior Australian trips, while he will also be component of the batting lineup and larger team whose chances to perform well appear higher compared to previous three English teams that toured

Both Root and nor captain Ben Stokes have won an international Test on Australian shores

"I'm traveling there in a completely different capacity to last time, changed conditions, much greater familiarity now and I consider that I have a really good understanding regarding my technique and my approach to managing it in the conditions" Root said

"Clearly you have got to apply that and excel at important times, but I am really comfortable about my current situation and anticipating the opportunity and challenge coming up"

"More than anything as a senior player the emphasis lies in beyond simply achieving in terms of the runs but all additional aspects accompanying it"

Optimal Opportunity

After two hours of practice sessions alongside youth during a charity event in Yorkshire, Root amended his statement when asked whether he believes this is their prime chance to win an away Ashes throughout his career as part of the side

"Absolutely it does, if I am being brutally honest," he stated, revising his first response of "probably"

"The element which I'm most anticipating is heading there with a totally new strategy as a team"

"We will possess the ability to present them with something quite different concerning our pace attack

"along with the possibility to potentially play several pacemen that bowl over ninety miles per hour throughout extended spells"

"It's not like we're heading there employing similar tactics and anticipate altered outcomes

"We're heading there and attempt to accomplish it using modified approaches that's truly exciting"