trying to get me back into form and was very helpful in that regard. he will be sorely missed and hopefully we can put on a performance in his memory. england s captain was as good as his word. the yorkshireman s runs in yorkshire, nothing better. dawid malan, also a yorkshire player these days, was making his comeback to test cricket. the eyes of a man who at 33 saw his chance. he made 70. whatjoe root wanted from england was ruthlessness. don t stop when you re ahead, accelerate. the captain leads by example. and are those three zeros on root? he made it to 100. another one, his sixth this year and if we are reflecting on the very best english batsman in history, make no mistake, this man is one of them. his team now have an opportunity they surely can t squander. joe wilson, bbc news, headingley. you can listen to live commentary
he was kind enough to e mail me on a few occasions, when i wasn t playing so well. trying to get me back in form, and was very helpful in that regard. he ll be sorely missed and hopefully we can put on a performance in his memory. england s captain was as good as his word. a yorkshire man s runs in yorkshire, nothing better. dawid malan, also a yorkshire player these days, was making his comeback to test cricket. the eyes of the man who, at 33, saw his chance. he made 70. whatjoe root wanted from england was ruthlessness. don t stop when you re head, accelerate. the captain leads by example. are those three zeros in root? he made it to 100 another one. his sixth this year. and if we re reflecting on the very best english batsmen in history, make no mistake, this man is one of them. his team now have an opportunity they surely can t squander.