Michael Vaughan blasts Darren Lehmann for ‘Joe Root not an all-time nice’ comment
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has lashed out at former Australia batter Darren Lehmann for his remarks in opposition to England batter Joe Root. Notably, Lehmann just lately stated that Root isn’t an all-time nice as he doesn’t have a century in Australia.
The previous Australia head coach rated Virat Kohli and Steve Smith above him as they’ve centuries everywhere in the world. Nevertheless, the feedback didn’t go down properly with Vaughan who got here up with a firing response in opposition to Lehmann terming his feedback as nonsense and talked about how Root is about to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s file.
“What a load of nonsense. We’re speaking a couple of participant that would fairly simply – if he stays match and that again stays sturdy – surpass Sachin Tendulkar in a couple of years,” Vaughan stated on SEN Mornings.
Additional talking forward, Vaughan stated Root will come to hang-out Lehmann in Australia subsequent 12 months throughout the Ashes.
“Simply because he isn’t acquired 100 right here in Australia, this is not the be-all and end-all. You would like to return right here, and rating runs. However he’ll come subsequent 12 months in the way in which that he is taking part in on this England aspect now at 4 – taking part in the Joe Root method quite than the Bazball method – I’ve acquired a sneaky feeling that may come again to hang-out Darren subsequent 12 months. He may get a few tons of subsequent 12 months and the way in which that England are taking part in, significantly in opposition to this Kookaburra ball, I feel it’s going to be an amazing contest,” stated Vaughan.
Joe Root’s file in Australia
Root doesn’t have a century in Australia in 27 innings and has scored 892 runs at a median of 35.68 with 9 half centuries. Nevertheless the star batter has been in sensational type since 2021 and has turn into England’s all time main run scorer and century maker in Assessments. He at the moment ranks on the fifth spot within the record of main run scorers in Take a look at cricket and simply 3144 runs away from matching Sachin Tendulkar on the high and turn into the all-time highest run scorer of the format.
Nevertheless, not having a century in Australia will stay a blot on Root’s profession and he could be desperate to get that monkey off his again on his subsequent tour down below for the 2025-26 ashes.
