Root tells stand-in skipper Stokes 'Do it your way'


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 07 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - South Africa v England - First Test - Supersport Park, Centurion, South Africa - December 27, 2019 England's Ben Stokes and Joe Root REUTERS/Rogan Ward

(Reuters) - Stand-in England captain Ben Stokes says regular skipper Joe Root has given him a simple piece of advice ahead of Wednesday's first test with West Indies -- do it your way.

With Root missing for the birth of his second child, Stokes will get to pit himself against West Indies counterpart Jason Holder.

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