Yorkshire’s Joe Root and Harry Brook missed their opportunity in the first test of the Ashes - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Mike Ridgway, Ilkley.
The adage in cricketing terms has been well recognised over the years is that ‘when Yorkshire is strong England is strong.
It was therefore, although perhaps a little outdated, for this to take a severe knock in the test match in Perth.
Along with many other England supporters I witnessed the game having moved from a positive position at lunch on the second day being 105 ahead and with nine wickets to come to see the batsman lose wickets through rash strokeplay.
Unfortunately sharing their fate and contributing to this were the two Yorkshire batsmen, Root and Brook, although in the first innings Brook scored well.
It could have been a perfect opportunity for our two best batsmen to have demonstrated to the cricketing world the strength of our Yorkshire players within this context and support the saying.
Alas it did not happen and England were hit out of sight by a combination of aggressive bowling and superb batting by Travis Head in one of the outstanding innings in Ashes history.
Will England be strong again? All could be revealed in the second test match at Brisbane starting in early December where I shall be watching with keen interest.