Ashes pressure is on Australia not England before first Test, insists Root

• Captain brushes aside ‘bizarre’ claims tourists will be haunted by whitewash• Jake Ball’s return to full fitness suggests XI for the Gabba are settledJoe 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.The buildup to the opener in Brisbane has been awash wit