Joe Root insists he will be primed and ready for the Ashes this summer after picking the brains of one of the greats.
Root might be at the IPL for the first time in his career, but ahead of England’s first fixture against Ireland he admits Test cricket has still been on his mind. And it is thanks to the sort of cricket royalty that the IPL attracts that he has been able to talk in depth about the longest format with Brian Lara.
Lara is coaching at Sunrisers Hyderabad where Harry Brook is finding his way, but it was in conversation with Root that the former Windies run machine may well end up helping England’s Ashes cause.
