Root Says Aussie Ashes Comments Will Be Forgotten

Commentators down under have been queuing to take shots about star batsman for some time

The comments began when an ex-Australian cricketer suggested that the England batsman requires three figures in Australia to be regarded as an "cricket great"

Following that David Warner now-famous "wave-riding board" comment directed toward Root

More recently, Blewett excluded Root from an all-time English team because he has not reached a century in all of his 14 Test matches in down under

The batsman stays unflustered about the comments

"They are going to say what they want in any case so why worry worrying about it?" the experienced player said

"It won't create a huge amount of difference

"In retrospect after five years no-one is going to remember what Matthew Hayden commented regarding me, Greg's comments, Mark's views, whoever it is"

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

Matthew Hayden stands as one of the few former players to stand up supporting Root

Addressing Blewett's statement, he said he promised to "go naked" at the MCG during the upcoming season if Root does not score his Australian hundred

This places additional pressure on Root like never before possibly, prior to the matches starting on the 21st of November

"Maybe it is," Root acknowledged

"At the end of the day this Australian visit isn't centered on me

"If I am scoring runs and scoring heavily it offers us an excellent chance to secure victory down under"

Root's Australian Record

Root has mentioned earlier desiring his initial century in Australian conditions "too much"

He has a decent average of thirty-five point six eight in 14 Tests in Australian venues - he has nine fifties - yet his best performance stands in double digits at the eighties

Different Circumstances

On this occasion he comes without the burden of captaincy, which he carried on the two previous tours, and he'll also serve as part of a batting line-up and wider squad having opportunities for success appear higher versus earlier three English teams that toured

Root along with plus skipper Stokes have won a Test on in Australia

"I'm traveling there with a totally different role to last time, different circumstances, a lot more experience currently and I feel like I grasp thoroughly about my batting and my approach to managing it within Australian conditions" Root explained

"Clearly you have got to put that into practice and be good enough during crucial moments, but I am very assured about my current situation and eager for both the chance and test coming up"

"Above all being an experienced player it is about beyond simply achieving by making runs but all additional aspects related to it"

Prime Possibility

Substantial time of training exercises with young players at a promotional activity in Yorkshire, Root amended his statement when questioned whether he believes this represents England's optimal opportunity to secure an overseas Ashes victory throughout his career in the team

"Absolutely it does, to be completely honest," he said, correcting his earlier statement of "perhaps"

"The element which excites me most is heading there with a totally new strategy collectively"

"We're going to be able to confront them with a significantly different approach regarding our bowling attack

"plus the chance to potentially play several pacemen who deliver over ninety miles per hour consistently"

"We're not going to we'll travel there with the same formula and expect different results

"We are going to go there and try and do it using modified approaches that's truly exciting"