Joe Root is talking on the eve of what he rightly believes is the greatest challenge of his four-year England captaincy. He has 99 Tests behind him across nine years in the knackering business of international cricket in an England side prone to providing as many highs as lows.

Joe Root is talking on the eve of what he rightly believes is the greatest challenge of his four-year England captaincy. He has 99 Tests behind him across nine years in the knackering business of international cricket in an England side prone to providing as many highs as lows.

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