Joe Root wants England to end Ashes with a win

Joe Root believes victory in Sydney will be much more than mere Ashes consolation and can act as a springboard for success when he leads England back to Australia to try again

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Joe Root believes victory in Sydney will be much more than mere Ashes consolation and can act as a springboard for success when he leads England back to Australia to try again. Root insists nonetheless that, by reducing Australia's series victory to 3-1 in the final Test, his team can begin to put in place the foundations for a much-improved campaign in 2021-22.

Root, under a year and only 11 Tests into his captaincy tenure, senses the present can take care of the future. "It's really important, that we can get a win off this tour and build on that for four years' time," Root said.

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