04-11-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com

Joe Root takes comfort in anonymity while England get down to business

The England captain is content to be focusing on cricket again as his underdogs turn up the intensity before their opening first-class tour fixture in AdelaideThe relief on Joe Root’s face was palpable. He had made it through a press engagement in the buildup to England’s opening game where the topic of conversation had been cricket, actual cricket, and there had been no BS.Ben Stokes, from the moment England landed last Sunday, had dominated the agenda and it is easy to understand h
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