Of England's top seven, only the two openers, Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings, and captain Joe Root batted in ... and most dangerous. Where Root should bat has been a question that has bubbled ...

Root has now become the second high-profile English cricketer after Ben Stokes to pull out of the competition © BCCI/IPL England batter Joe Root has pulled out of ...

Joe Root is relishing England's opening match of ... Image: Jamie Smith will bat at No 3 for England for the first time in their Champions Trophy clash with Australia Smith, who will take over ...