Rodney Ulyate's Blog - Posts Tagged "joe-root"
People change
"Dave Seal, vice-chairman of Sheffield Collegiate, has a story to tell.... 'I remember when Joe [Root] was playing in the 2nd XI,' he says. 'He was batting with an older lad, another promising player. Joe was in the nineties and this lad ran him out horribly. It would have been his first men's hundred. He walked off, came up the stairs. He didn't complain, he didn't chuck his kit. He just dealt with it. He was calm. Disappointed, but calm. The other lad came off later, but Joe didn't curse him at all. Some youngsters would've been cursing, but not Joe. It said a lot about his character.'"
"England batsman Joe Root was left fuming after being denied a shot at a Test double century by some lax running from No. 11 James Anderson ... caught short of his ground after making a less-than-wholehearted effort when Root called a second run. Anderson, who was up against a poor throw to the bowler's end yet did not even slide his bat, departed for just two and left Root stranded on 182 not out after a superb innings. England's rising batting superstar was unimpressed with Anderson's seeming lack of support for his 200 bid, gesturing to the veteran paceman and exchanging some terse words after he jogged the second run. Root also tossed his helmet, bat and gloves in frustration as he left the ground for the pavilion."
"England batsman Joe Root was left fuming after being denied a shot at a Test double century by some lax running from No. 11 James Anderson ... caught short of his ground after making a less-than-wholehearted effort when Root called a second run. Anderson, who was up against a poor throw to the bowler's end yet did not even slide his bat, departed for just two and left Root stranded on 182 not out after a superb innings. England's rising batting superstar was unimpressed with Anderson's seeming lack of support for his 200 bid, gesturing to the veteran paceman and exchanging some terse words after he jogged the second run. Root also tossed his helmet, bat and gloves in frustration as he left the ground for the pavilion."
