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14th July 2018, 8:21 pm 17th July 2018, 3:45 am == JOE ROOT gloriously rediscovered his form as England performed an amazing U-turn and thrashed India at Lord’s. Just 48 hours being humiliated themselves at Trent Bridge, Eoin Morgan’s men swept to a series-levelling victory by 86 runs in the second one-dayer. Getty - Contributor Root hit 113 from 116 balls to set England on their way to victory Getty - Contributor Root's ton helped England set a target of 323 Root scored his first century of the summer for either England or Yorkshire and the spin duo of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali suffocated the Indian batsmen. Although mystery man Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets, they all owed something to good fortune and his ten overs cost 68 runs. Once captain Virat Kohli was lbw to Moeen, India virtually gave up on their run chase and failed to hit a six in a completed 50-over innings for the first time in seven years. M.S.Dhoni, one of the great superstars of Indian cricket, played an extr...

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 ...