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How Root brought welcome calm on return as England captain

Sports | 2026-08-19 at 19:49 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Joe Root took advice from Harry Brook and adopted a hands-off approach with his bowlers on his return as England Test skipper.
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