England captain Joe Root today reflected on the nature of a rare triumph: his first overseas series win as captain and England’s first series win in Sri Lanka for 17 years. It was achieved with his side playing an imaginative and unusual style of cricket, radically departing from the approach on recent failed missions to Asia. Here are nine features to the victory — and Root’s assessment on each. 1 Christchurch re-bootIn Auckland in March, England collapsed to 27 for nine, following on from a heavy series defeat in the Ashes. England have since won seven of their last nine Tests“It’s been a great eight months.

Source: The Times November 18, 2018 12:00 UTC