Root reminds England importance of 'vital first 20 balls'

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Third Test - England v Pakistan - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - August 25, 2020 England's Joe Root celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Asad Shafiq, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - England captain Joe Root reckons batting collapses have become a "trend" in pink-ball tests and cannot overstate the importance of the "vital first 20 deliveries" to his team mates ahead of the third test against India on Wednesday.

Both teams will head into the day-night contest at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad having suffered batting debacles in their respective previous pink-ball tests.