Joe Root has offered a pointed reminder to Australia’s emboldened players that for all their talk of reopening psychological scars before Thursday’s first Test at the Gabba, it is England who have been the dominant force during recent Ashes encounters. England win the Ashes after resounding innings triumph over Australia Read more“You hear a lot about these scars but [the whitewash] was a series which happened four years ago and we’ve won four of the last five Ashes,” Root said. Root, who played grade cricket with Lyon in Adelaide in 2010-11, while England were beating Australia 3-1 that southern summer, responded: “It is a bit bizarre. For Mason Crane, the wrist-spinner in the Ashes squad, this week has seen a reunion with Stuart MacGill. Usman Khawaja, the Australian No3, apologised on air after calling a local radio host a “wanker” during a live interview when asked about the pressure of maintaining the Test side’s 28-match unbeaten record in Brisbane.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 22:00 UTC