Ranking the top 10 batsmen in the world in Test cricket

#3 Joe Root (England)

Root ended his wait for a hundred in the final Test of the summer against India

Root’s career has been a slightly strange one in all honesty. He initially came into the side in 2012 as a middle-order batsman but moved up to open the batting in the 2013 summer.

He was moved down the order for the 2013/14 Ashes to make space for Michael Carberry, and he hasn’t really had a defined role in the side since. His talent has never been doubted though, more his concentration, and how to get the best out of him.

He has had his struggles of late but ended a year-long wait for a Test century in September in the final Test against India at the Oval. In terms of average, his figures are excellent.

Root has scored 6,279 Test runs in his career at an average of 51.04, but the real problem is his conversion rate. On 55 occasions he has passed 50 in Test cricket, he has gone onto make only 14 hundreds.

If he wants to truly be remembered as a great, this is something he will need to work on.