England Test skipper, Joe Root I trying to make the most of this free time in order to spend time with his family as he urged his team to analyze their respective games while cricket is put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. He was scheduled to lead England for the Test series against Sri Lanka in Colombo. But the tour was halted midway through a warm-up match on March 13, before the two-Test series had even started, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The England and Wales Cricket Board have postponed all domestic cricket until at least May 28. During a recent conference call, Root was heard saying, “Getting the chance to spend time with family at home is obviously something we don’t get a huge amount of. Very strange times we are living in. I think it’s important that when we get our opportunities we try to help and support everyone around us and really come together like we’ve seen a lot of throughout the whole nation over the last couple of weeks.”
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While there may not be any cricket, Root still has some captaincy responsibilities as he is continuing to have checks on the health and well-being of his squad. England drew the Ashes series last year before winning away to South Africa.
They are supposed to play three-Test series against both the West Indies and Pakistan in the English summer, although the future of those campaigns seems to be jeopardy.
Talking about those series, Root said, ” We now have some time on our hands to have a good assessment of where we are as a team. I suppose (we can) look at a few things and use this as an opportunity to really improve things and where we might want to take the team forward.”
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He further added, “There is obviously a lot going around in sport, a lot of uncertainty about when things will start again. I think one thing that the guys have done really well is try to stay active, stay fit, stay positive. That’s been quite clear when I’ve called with everyone.”
