‘Had to channel my inner Nasser Hussain’
Updated On: 26 August, 2024 07:54 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Shortly following England’s victory on the fourth evening, Root spoke with Hussain and Ian Ward.
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England’s Joe Root during his unbeaten 62 against Sri Lanka in Manchester on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Joe Root found himself channeling his “inner Nasser Hussain” after England found themselves in a taxing run chase of 205 in a tricky slow pitch against Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Old Trafford Stadium. Root’s task was not to dominate but to endure, and in doing so, he crafted an innings that would prove vital in England’s hard-fought five-wicket victory. Root’s unbeaten 62 from 128 balls was the anchor that held England’s innings together.
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