England's Joe Root watches the ball while batting during a practice session ahead of the first cricket test against New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.
Rival captain's, New Zealand's Kane Williamson, left, and England's Joe Root pose for a photograph with a the series trophy ahead of the first cricket test against England at Bay O...
England's Joe Root, left, and Australia's Tim Paine hold the trophy during the presentation ceremony on the forth day of the fifth Ashes cricket test match between England and Aust...
England's Joe Root, left, and Australia's Tim Paine hold the trophy during the presentation ceremony on the forth day of the fifth Ashes cricket test match between England and Aust...
England's captain Joe Root gets hit by the ball during day three of the fourth Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester, England
In reply, England's Joe Root and Joe Denly scored battling half-centuries but Australia remained on course to retain the Ashes after Hazlewood (not in pic) struck twice on Day 3. ...
Australian players celebrate the dismissal of England's captain Joe Root, bottom, during play on the fourth day of the 3rd Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia at...
Australia's Marnus Labuschagne, centre, reacts as England's Joe Root, left, takes a run bowls on the third day of the 3rd Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia at ...
England captain Joe Root, left, and Australia's captain Tim Paine pose with the Ashes urn before the first Ashes Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham...
England have not been beaten in an Ashes series on home soil since 2001.
England's Joe Root plays a shot off the bowling of Ireland's Tim Murtagh during the second day of the test match between England and Ireland at Lord's cricket ground in London.
England's captain Eoin Morgan, left, hugs teammate Joe Root to celebrate their win over Australia in the Cricket World Cup semi-final match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England.
England's captain Eoin Morgan, left, celebrates with teammate Joe Root after winning the Cricket World Cup semi-final match between Australia and England at Edgbaston in Birmingham...
India's Mohammed Shami, right, celebrates the dismissal of England's Joe Root, left
England's Joe Root bats during the Cricket World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka in Leeds, England.
England's Joe Root, centre right, shakes hands with West Indies' Chris Gayle, 45, at the end of the Cricket World Cup match between England and West Indies at the Hampshire Bowl in...
England's Joe Root celebrates his century during the Cricket World Cup match between England and West Indies at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, England.
England's Joe Root celebrates his century during the Cricket World Cup match between England and West Indies at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, England.
England's Joe Root celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' captain Jason Holder during the Cricket World Cup match between England and West Indies at the Hampshire Bowl in Sou...
England's Joe Root raises his helmet to celebrate scoring a century during the Cricket World Cup match between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
