Joe Root looks to the future as he spells out England’s four-year Ashes plan

• Root looking for SCG Test win as a platform for rest of the year
• ‘As a captain I think tactically I’ve been quite good,’ says captainJoe Root has admitted to a twinge of jealousy when it comes to the sheer volume of runs to have flowed from Steve Smith’s bat during this Ashes series, describing his Australian counterpart’s glowing form as a “little lesson” on the subject of leading from the front.The two batsmen’s returns contrast sta