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India’s come-from-behind sequence win over Australia was a “great advert” for Test cricket and his facet should be at their “absolute best” to problem them at house, mentioned England captain Joe Root.
An injury-hit India, who had been additionally lacking some star gamers like skipper Virat Kohli, registered a three-wicket win within the series-deciding fourth Test to clinch the four-match sequence 2-1, a month after dealing with the ignominy of being bowled out for his or her lowest-ever rating of 36 at Adelaide.
“It was a fantastic series to watch from start to finish with some brilliant cricket played,” Root advised reporters on the eve of England’s second Test towards Sri Lanka right here.
“India showed great fight, character and resilience and depth in their squad for guys to come in and perform the way they did. As a cricket fan watching Test cricket it was a great advert for the game and for us going out to India it makes that tour even more exciting now.”
England will tour India to play 4 Tests, starting in Chennai on February 5. The Test sequence might be adopted by 5 T20Is and three ODIs.
“I expect India to be full of confidence. They are a very good team and know how to get the best out of their conditions. We are going to have to be at our absolute best but that is an exciting prospect for us,” Root mentioned.
“We will be going there to fully expect to win that series – but we have a lot of hard work to do before we get there (with the second Test against Sri Lanka).”
England had received the primary Test towards Sri Lanka by seven wickets. Star gamers Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, who had been rested for the sequence towards Sri Lanka, are anticipated to be named within the England squad for the India tour.
“You speak to any side in the world, those two guys coming back into it would give the squad a huge boost and it’s certainly the case for us,” mentioned Root.
“We (will be) excited to see them back in and around the squad. Hopefully they are full of energy and ready to go when they get here.”
