13-08-2019 18:49 via theguardian.com

Ashes: Joe Root urges England bowlers to be ‘ruthless’ against Steve Smith

• ‘We’ve got to be really ruthless with our plan and stick to it’
• Australia likely to pick Josh Hazlewood for second Ashes TestJoe Root has told England to look past Steve Smith’s twitchiness at the crease and be ruthless with their plans as they look to nullify Australia’s premier batsman when the second Ashes Test begins at Lord’s on Wednesday.Sitting 1-0 down and wary that no England team has ever come back from a two-match deficit in an Ashes s
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