Joe Root was in the runs again as Team Buttler beat Team Morgan for the second time in England's intra-squad Twenty20 match in Paarl on Monday. Root made an unbeaten 45 from 26 deliveries in the company of Sam Curran, who smashed 45 not out from 18 balls. Moeen Ali made a fighting 41 from 40 balls to rescue Team Morgan from 95 for eight to 139 for nine after Olly Stone had taken three for 12 to rip out the top order. Stone was the pick of the bowlers but, like Root, he is not in the T20 squad. 'But personally I am a big believer in a lot of the real conversations that are happening behind the scenes, especially amongst our group as an England team.

Source: Daily Mail November 23, 2020 23:57 UTC