Joe Root said England were ‘still heading into the unknown’ after he led them into uncharted waters by serenely steering them to the highest successful run-chase in their history to beat India at Edgbaston and draw the series
Joe Root said England were “still heading into the unknown” after he led them into uncharted waters by serenely steering the team to thein their history to beat India by seven wickets at Edgbaston and draw the series.
The night before the game started Stokes had watched the film Elvis and emerged inspired by how one man had changed the course of rock music, and pondering the possibility of bringing some of that supple-hipped swagger to his sport. Root’s crooked-pinkie celebration on reaching triple figures was a reference to that film.
“Now we’ve done it a few times that breeds huge confidence. I imagine there will be sides around the world looking at the way that we’ve been playing and feeling a little bit intimidated by what we’re capable of doing.”
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