Sky Sports 8 hours ago · 17 Aug 2026

Root made 'grown up' call on curfew but does he have the feel for captaincy?

Nasser Hussain hailed new England Test captain Joe Root's decision to abolish a team curfew but fears the returning skipper sometimes lacks a feel for the game as a leader like his predecessor Ben Stokes.

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