Second Test, day two: New Zealand 391; England 222-6Debutant Jordan Cox left to shepherd hosts’ tailFor all that the job wore him down over a five-year period, Joe Root was only ever going to say yes when England foun...
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For all that the job wore him down over a five-year period, Joe Root was only ever going to say yes when England found themselves needing a sensible stand-in captain in the wake of Ben Stokes and that late night after Lord’s.
But there will surely have been a few doubts in Root’s mind when the call from Rob Key came in; flashbacks to the final throes of his reign, when even a personally celestial last 12 months with the bat could not prevent the team’s overall slide.
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Second Test, day two: New Zealand 391; England 222-6Debutant Jordan Cox left to shepherd hosts’ tailFor all that the job wore him down over a five-year period, Joe Root was only ever going to say yes when England foun...
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