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28th June 2018, 10:30 pm == JOE ROOT will continue playing every white ball match but England plan to drop one big-hitter to bring back Ben Stokes. Test captain Root, 27, is under the spotlight because he cannot launch sixes as far as the likes of Alex Hales or Jason Roy. Getty Images - Getty Test captain Joe Root will retain his place in England's ODI and T20 side PA:Press Association Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes, 27, is set to be recalled to the squad, according to Paul Farbrace But Root will keep his Twenty20 spot when Stokes returns — probably for Alex Hales — in the last of three matches against India. The reason is simple: Root is England’s best batsman. Acting coach Paul Farbrace said: “You need your best batsman and he is world class in all formats of the game. “In my mind he plays in both 50-over and T20. I can’t believe anybody in our set up would argue against that. Rex Features Root, 27, was run out for 35 in the recent T20 match against Australia at Edgbaston AFP ...