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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>London, Aug 25 -<\/strong> Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie has heaped praised on Joe Root, comparing the England batsman to Australian great Ricky Ponting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Root was the mainstay of the English middle-order during their 3-2 Ashes series win over Australia. The 24-year-old scored a couple of centuries during the series and briefly occupied the top spot in the ICC rankings -- an effort which earned him the man of the series award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gillespie, who has worked with Root in county cricket in his capacity as Yorkshire coach, asserted that Root epitomises the newly found positive approach in the England team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Joe Root epitomises this positive approach and is one of the reasons why I believe the future looks bright. And just to stress this point again, being positive and aggressive is not about trying to smash every ball to the boundary; you can still show this intent when leaving,&quot; Gillespie wrote in his coloumn in the Guardian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Ricky Ponting was a player who did this. He would still make a pronounced movement when not offering a shot, meaning the ball went past on his terms. Leave with your feet stuck in cement and it betrays indecision, which the bowler will pick up on,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Joe is cut from the same cloth as Ponting in that he makes good decisions and movements at the crease.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Root has enjoyed a remarkable streak in Test cricket, beginning after his axing from the side for the final Test of the 2013-14 Ashes.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His first knock after being recalled was an unbeaten 200 at Lord&rsquo;s against Sri Lanka in June 2014, which began a sequence of six hundreds and nine fifties in 17 Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gillespie, who has played 58 of his 71 Tests under Ponting&#39;s captaincy, said that the rest of the England batsmen need to emulate Root&#39;s approach at the crease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot; England&rsquo;s batting is a concern for some but for me the talent is there, they just need to look at how Rooty has gone about his business as a how-to guide,&quot; the 40-year-old wrote.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: justify;\">(IANS)<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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