By Scyld Berry

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Root can seize Ashes only if he starts scoring runs

England captain at risk of becoming a passenger unless he can resolve his struggles

England's captain Joe Root (right), seen in a practice session with Jos Buttler, needs to live up to his reputation with the bat.

Burns shows spirit to emerge as Cook’s heir apparent

Opener and former England captain share a lot of similarities

England's Rory Burns acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the field at the end of the second day of the first Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England

Stand by for a low-scoring dogfight

Ashes series begins in England, but historic rivalry is now becoming routine

England's captain Joe Root (L) and Australia's captain Tim Paine hold the urn containing the Ashes on the eve of the first Ashes test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, north England on July 31, 2019.

'India is a special place for cricket'

'India is a special place for cricket'

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Jos Buttler looks ready to slip into Morgan’s shoes

England unlikely to risk injured captain against Pakistan on Tuesday

West Indies' Nicholas Pooran (R) sweeps the ball past England's wicketkeeper Jos Buttler during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and West Indies at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, southern England, on June 14, 2019.

Williamson recalls his baby steps as a batsman

‘I drove dad nuts batting all the time’

Ireland thrown at the deep end on Test debut

The latest nation to play at top level which face Pakistan has a high age group

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Buttler builds himself up as magnificent seven

Wild card’s dashing T20 strokeplay now setting Tests alight

England get the plot right to tune up

Mitchell Johnson’s memory will return to haunt Cook, Trott

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Woakes for Stokes has both rhyme and reason

All-rounder has kept himself ready for the big role

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England plan Ashes warm-up for Brisbane

Visitors will be up against the modest attack of CA President’s XI

England plan Ashes warm-up for Brisbane

A showman who treated life as an adventure

Ex-England captain Greig was a larger-than-life character

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