Joe Root is back and England need his runs to fight back against West Indies

The captain returns to boost England’s top order, while Sam Curran and Ollie Robinson also join the squad for Old TraffordNot to worry. Joe’s back. It is not that England were rudderless at the Ageas Bowl and missing Root’s dynamic leadership. But they were missing his runs. Root is the best batsman in the team, so at Old Trafford on Thursday there is every chance that compiling a significant score will not be such a tortuous exercise for an England side in the uncomfortable po