The England skipper has copped plenty of criticism during the Ashes, on top of that he's had to deal with some awful luck. 9WWOS
Root copped a shot to the nether region without wearing a protective box and was sent for scans by the team's medical staff.
As you'd expect Australian players in the field couldn't help but sledge Root over his peculiar problem. To put an exclamation mark on his day, Root was then caught behind on the final ball by another Starc delivery as England fell to 4-82.
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