Joe Root not an England opener - says Australia's Rogers

Joe Root is not the right option to open for England, says Australia opposite number Chris Rogers.
Rogers, 36, has tipped his fellow Middlesex opener Sam Robson as an obvious successor after an impressive winter with the England Lions.
"Sam is going to be a very good international player," Rogers told the Sunday Times.

[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)]"I don't particularly think Joe Root's an opener. He plays spin well and he's better suited to the middle order." [/color]
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][/size]Rogers has returned to captain Middlesex this summer and believes Australia-born Robson, 24, is a better fit at the top of the order than Root, who struggled during the winter's [/color][color=rgb(94, 120, 155)] 5-0 Ashes whitewash [/color][color=rgb(28, 28, 28)] before being dropped. [/color]
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][/size]Since scoring 180 in the second innings of the second Ashes Test at Lord's in July last year, Yorkshire's Root, 23, has averaged only 25 against Australian bowlers. [/color]
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][/size]Another player Rogers is not so positive about for England is Middlesex team-mate Steven Finn. [/color]