Joe Root was hailed as the 바카라glue바카라 that holds together England바카라s dazzling batting operation after his superb match-winning century guided the injury-depleted hosts to the most convincing of eight-wicket triumphs over West Indies in Southampton.Â
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Captain Eoin Morgan also described his brilliant match-winner as the man with a 바카라golden arm바카라 after Root바카라s part-time off-spin helped England pick up two key mid-innings wickets as the West Indies were 212 all out.
Yet while he was receiving all the plaudits for his 94-ball unbeaten 100, which helped make England바카라s chase a stroll despite the absence of two key players, Root himself was adamant that there was still improvement to come from him after he had become the top scorer in the tournament.
Having also scored a century against Pakistan, he has now amassed 279 runs over four matches, becoming the first England player to score two hundreds in a single edition of the ICC Men바카라s Cricket World Cup since Kevin Pietersen 12 years ago.
He바카라s also the first in history to compile three in total, as the hosts moved imperiously to second in the table. Yet the Yorkshireman brushed aside the landmarks modestly.
바카라It바카라s not about the number of runs you score, and being the one that stands out in terms of individual accolades,바카라 said Root.
바카라It바카라s about building those substantial partnerships that win you games and collectively getting the job done.
바카라I feel like I바카라m playing all right. I don바카라t feel like I바카라m playing exceptionally well at the moment but I feel like I바카라m playing some good stuff and there바카라s still loads of things that I want to keep working on and keep improving.
바카라It was important we didn바카라t panic and kept it together. We managed to get across the line and did it really convincingly in the end so it바카라s a really good sign and will fill the dressing room with a lot of confidence in knowing that we don바카라t have to go about things in just one way to be successful.바카라
What was so impressive was that because of injuries to Morgan and opener Jason Roy, Root was asked to slot in as opener for the first time in ODIs - and he responded in his usual immaculate fashion.
Morgan, who suffered a back spasm, could not have been more impressed.
바카라I바카라m exceptionally pleased,바카라 he said.
바카라He바카라s such an important player for us, he is the glue that holds everything together and probably a side of his batting that바카라s got better over the last two or three years that people haven바카라t seen a lot of is his expansive game.
바카라He never seems to be scoring at less than a run a ball. You look up and he바카라s going at more than a run a ball. It바카라s exceptional to see him come out and be in this form.바카라
As for his bowling, with Root chipping in to get rid of the dangerous pairing of Shimron Hetmyer, and captain Jason Holder in the space of three overs, Morgan admitted it had been advice from Jos Buttler being the stumps that had persuaded him to let Root loose with his twirlers.
He revealed: 바카라Adil (Rashid) had got it to turn so much, Jos said 바카라it바카라s turning more than you think here바카라 so we discussed it and then went with it for one, possibly two overs but Joe started brilliantly; he바카라s got a golden arm.바카라
And Root, who ended up taking 2/27 off five overs, was certainly revelling in his surprise all-rounder status.
He added: 바카라I didn바카라t really expect (to get so many overs). I got the opportunity and it was nice to pick up a few wickets. I probably burgled them rather than out-skilled them. I바카라m not the most skillful off-spinner, so I was just trying to be as unpredictable as possible.바카라
(Courtesy: ICC).
