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  •   Home > News > Sports > Cricket

    A spot of advice from Joe Root to the man replacing him temporarily

    A spot of advice from Joe Root to the man replacing him temporarily


    Ben Stokes will skipper the English cricket side in the first test against the West Indies starting tonight in Southampton, with Root awaiting the birth of his first child.

    Stokes says Root slipped him a message.



    First ball is at 10pm in Southampton, behind closed doors.

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