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England captain Joe Root gets time in the nets ahead of his side's warm-up game in Australia. Ian Hitchcock / Getty Images
England captain Joe Root gets time in the nets ahead of his side's warm-up game in Australia. Ian Hitchcock / Getty Images
Joe Root: England are better set-up to cope with Australian aggression in Ashes series
The England captain not fazed by claims the hosts have made things tough for them with warm-up matches against weakened sides.
Agence France Presse
14 November, 2017