Updated On: 03 June, 2020 01:22 PM IST | London | IANS
The 29-year-old, who has not missed a Test since being appointed skipper in 2017, confirmed he will be at the birth regardless of the knock-on cricketing implications

Joe Root and wife Carrie. Courtesy/ Root's Instagram
England Test captain Joe Root is likely to miss the first-Test of the three-match series against the West Indies slated for next month.
Root's wife, Carrie, is due to give birth to their second child at the start of July and the first Test in Southampton is scheduled to begin on July 8.