England's Root refuses to be 'eaten up' by younger T20 talents

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 18, 2019 England cricket player Joe Root during the Pro-Am Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - Red-ball cricket remains Joe Root's priority but England's test captain is not just going to let upcoming talents shove him out of the Twenty20 squad, the 28-year-old has said.

Root is not a muscular power-hitter and many wonder if he is cut out for the game's shortest format even though he has a decent average of 35.72 with a 126-plus strike rate in the 32 Twenty20 internationals he has played.