Joe Root Slammed For Stupidest Shot After England Collapse

England batsman Joe Root faced a torrent of criticism Saturday after getting dismissed off a reverse scoop to trigger England's collapse on day three of the third Test against India. Root attempte

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'Wow, Joe Root'

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said critics should hold their fire for a batsman who has been successful with unorthodox shots.

"When he is playing those reverse scoops first ball of the day of an Ashes game and it goes for six we all jump up and applaud and go 'wow, Joe Root'," Hussain said on Sky Sports.

"And he does it to Bumrah and gets out, we go 'what a disgrace'."

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 4-84.

He said Root's choice of the shot had left him surprised and helped India pull ahead.

"If he had played a little more then it would have been difficult for us," said Siraj.

"Suddenly he played that shot which was not on. But it turned out good for us."

Root, with scores of 29, two, five, 16 and 18, has failed to fire in the five-match series, which stands level at 1-1.