Joe Root - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 348 - Struggling to score big in both innings saw him not as clear of a leader as he could have been. He has now matched his Cricketer of the Week total for the whole of 2020 in just six weeks.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 320 - An inspired second innings 6-fer gave Ashwin a huge burst of points to put him in contention for Cricketer of the Week. Slightly let himself down with the bat.

3. Ben Stokes - 219 - Not a bravo performance but Stokes makes his debut for 2021 with a third place finish. A lack of bowling held him back.

4. Jasprit Bumrah - 154 - Was kept quiet by the English batsmen but a tidy economy and three wickets sees him finish fourth for the week.

5. Babar Azam - 105 - Makes his way to fifth in the weekly table despite scoring 0 in the first T20i. 105 is a poor yield for a Test match but it has been a quiet week so he nips into fifth spot. He has the second lowest average of any player to have played +2 weeks at 52.5.

Yearly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 1098 - 2021 has been a phenomenal year for Root - and he is well worth his move up to the top spot. The last time he had pole position was in October last year where he held it for 3 weeks. Can he beat that record this time?

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 1013 - Inactive this week but has a clear 383 point lead on third place as the Australian domestic season resumes.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 630 - Straight back from Abu Dhabi and into the Super 50 domestic coemption for Pooran this week. His 83 was the first 50 over points we have seen this year. He moves up a spot to third.

4. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - Another inactive player. Injury is going to see Maxwell spend a little while out the game. How low will he drop on The List? Last year we see him drop as low as 16th before finishing just outside the Top 5. Anything is possible for The Big Show.

5. Kane Williamson - 491 - Inactive this week and holds off Ravichandran Ashwin by the skin of his teeth. Will be out of the top 5 by next week's round up.

Points by Format
*= New Player

Long Form - Joe Root - 1098
50 Over - *Nicholas Pooran - 830
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 570

Top 3 average points per active week

1. Joe Root - 274.5 (Up from 250)
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 253.25
3. Ravichandran Ashwin - 234.5

Points by discipline
*= New Player

Runs - Joe Root - 768
Batting Bonus - Joe Root - 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran - 190

Wickets - *Ravichandran Ashwin - 220
Wicket Bonus - Marnus Labuschagne & Peter Siddle - 40
Economy - *Ravichandran Ashwin - 120

Fielding - Quinton De Kock - 130
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 20

Week

Joe Root - 348
Ravichandran Ashwin - 320
Ben Stokes - 219
Jasprit Bumrah - 154
Babar Azam- 105
Nicholas Pooran- 83

Moeen Ali - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Dawid Malan - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Peter Siddle- dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Joe Root - 1098
Marnus Labuschagne- 1013
Nicholas Pooran - 630
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Kane Williamson - 491
Ravichandran Ashwin - 469
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Jasprit Bumrah - 284
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Quinton de Kock - 226
Ben Stokes - 219
Babar Azam - 162
Virat Kohli- 103
David Warner - 77