England needed only one round to go, but Joe Root just managed to shoot his decisive shot to dribble to the fence and finish his second unbeaten in four days to seal the series.
Skipper Eoin Morgan, on the other end, had wanted the ball to the limit and was just back in time to see Root, in a stone-faced celebration, stretch his arm and let his bat fall on the ground.
The "micro drop", more commonly badociated with comedians and rappers and used by people as diverse as Eddie Murphy, Barack Obama and Jack Brooks, his teammate from Roots Yorkshire, is a bold game, but possibly Being your second big one on your field as a result of an indifferent form race is as decent as time to take it out.
Maybe not. "A statement? No, he's ridiculed," Morgan reprimanded, and the feeling that Root had not heard the last word from his teammates was hammered by Jos Buttler, whose stick n & # 39; He had not even been required in eight foot-pbades with 33 bullets to spare and posted a photo of the incident on Instagram with the caption: "What. A. Melt "For those of you who do not spend your evenings watching Love Island, Buttler suggested that Root was a plonker.
If the hundred saints on Saturday marked the return of the Root races, This marked the return of his cheeky side.He had to grow quickly in the last two years: take control of one side Test in trouble, become a father; Looking at his best versatile, Ben Stokes gets up in trouble
The transition from sportsman to statesman can weigh heavily.If his form has not necessarily been hampered, his conversion rate could have .He has a lot to do and England is still trying to manage its time.Its lack of responsibility on the side of the ODI – it is third, perhaps fourth, in the chain of command – still seems liberating.
But that's 39 was the feast of the carefree boy laughing uncontrollably lable when an unfortunate bounce saw Alastair Cook's dukes headed to the & # 39; groin during the 2015 Ashes, then celebrated this series s & # 39; imposing in the locker room by Bob Willis prints. The shameless chappy that the Australians wanted to swing. David Warner did.
One of them after the opening of the series at Trent Bridge, England needed its senior players to progress. Racine was dropped for the T20 final in Bristol, then again confounded by Kuldeep Yadav in Nottingham, stretching his run of fifty-eight innings. According to someone else 's standards, Root would not have looked out of shape; but he is more silky than almost everyone and has done.
Since Saturday, however, Root has established a victory (his race at Lord's was reversed, because he and David Willey have not crossed) turning the fortune of England into a vital series and leave no doubt about the importance of his role in this team of ODI. When the bowling is better and the situation tighter, his clbad is required. He was dropped on 59 and missed a no-ball on 69 on Tuesday, but that was largely a low-risk heats, simply walking England over the line.
He shared 186 with Morgan, who made 88, and never looked upset, even against Kuldeep, whose first three balls to him that excursion took him out twice. Root is a fast learner and, again, a record-breaker; On Tuesday, he overtook Marcus Trescothick as the ODI leader in England. He has every chance of doubling his total of 13.
Root races are even more important for the Test team than for Morgan's ODI. With the First Test at fifteen days, his return to form came at the right time. He will now get ready with the Roses match – against Jimmy Anderson – starting Sunday.
"It's extremely encouraging for Joe," Morgan said. "The calm that he has shown in the last two games is the Joe Root we know and trust, he was hungry for races and I'm sure it will continue."
For Morgan , the series victory was extremely encouraging: his team won eight consecutive straight sets, and beat all the opponents in their most recent series. Only Afghanistan arrives for the World Cup next year having not been beaten on English soil since 2015 – and they have not played them.
The victory over India was perhaps the biggest of the lot
] Adil Rashid
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Form a brilliant pair with Moeen Ali. Rashid has wrapped up Australia, taking 12 wickets, while India found it just as tough in the last two games (he ended with six against them). His ball to send Virat Kohli back to Headingley yesterday was a ripper, and he is able to shoot a match. He accelerated and adapted to survive and even thrive, while Moeen's discipline and Morgan's management allowed him to attack.
David Willey
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The swinging arm of the left arm quietly spent a beautiful summer. Twice his highest ODI score, including his top fifty, as he suits himself to be a finisher. Better still, it was his bowling, which developed quickly and delivered him 12 wickets in five ODIs.
Now he is a threat upstairs and is nailing yorkers to death. Mark Wood has also raised his game, and the pair will fight for a place.
The Openers
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Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow are the largest ODI opening partner in England. This summer, each made two centuries and an average of 50 in the north with strike rates above 110 (Bairstow was 140!). When their partnership came out of the first, they had the lowest 63 and 84 on average with stands of three centuries. Neither of them takes huge risks, they just lead the power play. There is good coverage, but those two have withdrawn.
