Joe Root confident Jimmy Anderson will be fit for first Ashes Test

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• Olly Stone will make Test debut against IrelandJoe Root remains upbeat with the Ashes looming despite confirmation that the leader of his attack, Jimmy Anderson, is not going to play in the first-ever Test against Ireland at Lord’s.Anderson was included in the squad of 13 for this historic occasion despite acquiring a calf injury a fortnight ago. But when Root revealed England’s XI on Tuesday the name of Anderson