Root States Australian Test Series Comments Won't Be Remembered

Australian critics have been queuing to offer opinions about key player for months

First it was an ex-Australian cricketer suggested that the England batsman must make a hundred in down under to earn the status of an "cricket great"

Subsequently Warner's well-known "surfing board" remark aimed at the England batsman

In recent weeks, Blewett excluded Root from a legendary English team because he has not reached three figures in each of his 14 international Tests in down under

Root remains unbothered regarding the remarks

"They'll continue saying what they want regardless so why bother being concerned?" the experienced player commented

"It won't create much difference

"When we look back in five year's time no-one is going to remember the comments from Hayden said to me, Greg Blewett, Mark Waugh, whomever it might be"

"They are going to look back on the scoreline and think that is a historic England win or otherwise"

The legendary opener has been among the rare Australian voices to stand up supporting Root

Addressing the exclusion, he said he promised to "walk without clothes" at the MCG in the coming months unless Root manages to score his Australian hundred

That puts the pressure on Root like never before possibly, prior to the matches starting on 21 November

"Perhaps that's true," Root acknowledged

"At the end of the day this Australian visit doesn't revolve around me

"Should I make runs and accumulating big scores it offers us a great opportunity to claim the series down under"

Australian Statistics

Root has spoken about previously desiring his initial century in down under "excessively"

He has a reasonable average of thirty-five point six eight in fourteen Test matches in Australia - including nine half-centuries - however his top score stands under three figures at the eighties

New Context

On this occasion he travels without the burden of being captain, responsibilities he held on the two previous tours, while he will also be component of the batting lineup and complete squad whose chances to perform well look improved compared to previous three to have made the trip

Root along with and captain Stokes have won an international Test on in Australia

"I'm heading there in a completely different capacity versus earlier tours, different circumstances, a lot more experience at present and I feel like I understand completely regarding my technique and my approach to managing it within Australian conditions" Root explained

"Naturally you need to put that into practice and be good enough during crucial moments, however I feel very assured about my current situation and looking forward to the challenge and opportunity that lies ahead"

"Above all in my veteran role it is about more than just performing in terms of the runs but every other element related to it"

England's Best Chance

Substantial time of practice sessions alongside youth during a charity event in Leeds, Root has to correct himself when questioned if he concurs this is their prime chance to win an away Ashes in his playing years in the team

"Without question it does, being totally frank," he commented, upgrading an initial assessment of "perhaps"

"The thing that I'm most anticipating is heading there with a totally new strategy as a playing group"

"We'll have the capability to hit them with a significantly different approach regarding our bowling attack

"plus the chance to maybe include multiple fast bowlers that bowl over ninety miles per hour for a sustained period"

"It's not like we're heading there with the same formula and anticipate altered outcomes

"We are going to go there and attempt to accomplish it a slightly different way that's truly exciting"