Speaking on ABC during the first Test between Australia and India, Lehmann questioned whether Root was an all-time great given he\u2019s yet to score a century down under across three Ashes series. He also ranked Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, and Virat Kohli higher, noting their success in challenging conditions worldwide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Nope, he is a rung below for that reason. They\u2019ve made runs all over the world in difficult conditions against different oppositions, and that's the only thing stopping Joe Root. I think he's a great player, but is he an all-time great? I don't have him in that realm. I think you've got to make hundreds all around the world,\" Lehmann had said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking on SEN Mornings, Vaughan called Lehmann\u2019s comments \u201cnonsense,\u201d highlighting Root\u2019s impressive career stats, including 12,777 Test runs and 35 centuries. He believes Root, who has yet to score a century in 27 innings in Australia, will finally break his Ashes duck next year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhat a load of nonsense. We're talking about a player that could quite easily - if he stays fit and that back stays strong \u2013 surpass Sachin Tendulkar in a few years (for overall Test runs). Just because he's not got a hundred here in Australia, this isn\u2019t the be-all and end-all,\" Vaughan said<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou'd like to come here, and score runs. But he'll come next year in the way that he's playing in this England side now at four - playing the Joe Root way rather than the Bazball way - I\u2019ve got a sneaky feeling that might come back to haunt Darren next year,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He suggested that Root's current form and the England team\u2019s approach could lead to success on Australian soil, despite the challenges of playing with the Kookaburra ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou'd like to come here, and score runs. But he'll come next year in the way that he's playing in this England side now at four - playing the Joe Root way rather than the Bazball way - I\u2019ve got a sneaky feeling that might come back to haunt Darren next year,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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