Ashes 2021: Joe Root starts preparation for the Ashes: England white-ball skipper Joe Root has started preparation for the upcoming Ashes series against arch-rivals England. In the latest video shared by England Cricket on Twitter, Root can be training hard at nets in Queensland. The first Test of the five matches Ashes series will begin on December 08, Wednesday at The Gabba, Brisbane. Follow InsideSport.in for all the latest updates
Ashes 2021: England skipper Joe Root starts preparation for the Ashes, trains hard at nets – Watch video
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The five-match Ashes kicks off with the first Test in Gabba, Brisbane, from December 8. In the video released by ECB, Joe Root can be seen batting in the nets in Queensland. In the four minutes long video, Root is seen fine-tuning his shots with the red ball and sprinting between the wickets.
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The skipper hard at work 👀
Our Men's Ashes prep is well underway in Queensland 💪 pic.twitter.com/N58s7ipJpD
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 15, 2021
Ben Stokes’s availability for the Ashes: England star all-rounder Ben Stokes, who took an indefinite break to look after his mental wellbeing, has made himself available for the upcoming Ashes. Speaking about the same, Root had earlier said that he is hopeful of Ben Stokes’ availability for the first Ashes Test.
“Ben has been fully involved in training the last couple of days. It has been very light; we are just trying to acclimatise as best we can. He’s had a bat, a bowl, taken some catches, doing his fielding work slightly separately. It looks like he’s on track and it’s really exciting. It’s managing that excitement and making sure we don’t push him too hard so he’s ready for the first game,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Root as saying.
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England updated squad for Ashes: Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
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