Root Says Australian Test Series Digs Won't Be Remembered

Australian critics have been queuing to make comments at England's key player for months

Initially, Darren Lehmann stated that Joe Root must make a century in down under to earn the status of an "cricket great"

Following that the Australian opener much-discussed "surfing board" remark directed toward the England batsman

In recent weeks, Blewett left Root out from a historical English team on the grounds he's failed to score a century in each of his 14 international Tests in Australian conditions

The batsman stays unbothered regarding the remarks

"They will keep stating exactly what they choose anyway so why bother worrying about it?" the experienced player stated

"It doesn't make significant change

"When we look back five years from now no-one is going to remember what Matthew Hayden said to me, Greg's comments, Mark's views, whomever it might be"

"People will remember on the scoreline and view it as a historic England win or otherwise"

Hayden has been a minority of Australian voices to stand up supporting Root

In response to Blewett's claim, he said he'd "walk nude" at the MCG in the coming months should Root fail to achieve his Australian ton

That creates additional pressure on Root like never before perhaps, before the series starting on the 21st of November

"Perhaps that's true," the batsman admitted

"When all is said and done this Australian visit isn't centered on me

"If I am scoring runs and accumulating big scores it gives us a great opportunity to secure victory in Australian conditions"

Performance in Australia

Root has mentioned in the past desiring his initial century in down under "too much"

Root possesses a reasonable average of 35.68 in fourteen Test matches in down under - including nine half-centuries - however his top score is stuck under three figures at 89

New Context

For this tour he comes without carrying of being captain, responsibilities he held on his last two visits, while he will also be component of the batting lineup and complete squad with prospects to perform well seem better than of the past three to have made the trip

Neither Root nor captain Ben Stokes have been successful in a Test on Australian shores

"I go there in a completely different capacity to last time, altered situations, much greater familiarity currently and I believe I grasp thoroughly regarding my technique and how I plan to handle it within Australian conditions" Root said

"Clearly you have got to put that into practice and excel during crucial moments, but I am really comfortable regarding my preparation and looking forward to the opportunity and challenge coming up"

"Above all being an experienced player the focus is on more than just performing through scoring runs but all additional aspects related to it"

England's Best Chance

Substantial time of cricket drills alongside youth at a Chance to Shine event in Yorkshire, the batsman revised his comment when asked if he concurs this is England's best chance to secure an overseas Ashes victory during his time with the squad

"Absolutely it does, to be completely honest," he said, upgrading an initial assessment of "probably"

"The thing that I'm most anticipating is going there employing a fresh tactic as a playing group"

"We'll have the capability to confront them with something quite different regarding our bowling attack

"and the opportunity to maybe include three or four bowlers that bowl 90mph-plus 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 try and do it a slightly different way which is really exciting"