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'Arguably we shouldn't have gone' - Root on 2021-22 Ashes
Former captain Joe Root says England "arguably" should not have gone on the last Ashes tour of Australia, amid Covid restrictions.
Joseph Edward Root, is an English international cricketer, who plays for the English cricket team and formerly captained the Test team. He also represents Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. Root is currently the leading run-scorer among all active batsmen and the tenth highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket. Root is considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of his era and one of the greatest batsmen England has ever produced. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup where he top scored for England. He is also England's leading run scorer in the ICC World Cup and the only English player to score over 1000 runs.
Former captain Joe Root says England "arguably" should not have gone on the last Ashes tour of Australia, amid Covid restrictions.