Root rests for T20 tri-series

(16) Roger Fell 6 9-9 (CD2) ................. T Hamilton (24) Miss J Feilden 8 9-9 ..... Shelley Birkett (3) (25) Archie Watson 4 9-8 (BF, CD) .......... E Greatrex (7) C Smith 12 9-7 (CD2) .............. G Malune (7) (34) K Ryan 6 9-6 (D) ............. K Stott (22) I Furtado 9 9-5 (C3, D2) ................... P J McDonald (30) T Dascombe 6 9-5 ......... A Rawlinson (24) D Carroll 6 9-4 (CD) ...... Ger O’Neill (7) (14) K Dalgleish 5 9-4 (CD) ..................... R Scott (3) (50) Julie Camacho 5 9-4 (D3) ....... P Mulrennan (11) S Dixon 4 8-8 (D) .............. K O’Neill BETTING: 3 Zaeem, 4 Mach One, 5 Muqarred, 6 Majestic Moon, 10 Break The Silence, Mr Christopher, 14 Monsieur Jimmy, Count Montecristo, 16 Others. Going: Standard Draw: No data available ENGLAND Test captain Joe Root will miss the forthcoming Twenty20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand.

The 27-year-old Yorkshire batsman will return to England for a break.

Root played the full Ashes Test series, which the tourists lost 4-0, and has featured in the first three matches of the one-day series against Australia.

“I came into this tour wanting to play everything. I love playing for England and I don’t like missing games of cricket,” said Root.

“I had a long chat with [coach] Trevor Bayliss about things, and there’s obviously a big summer ahead and a lot of cricket still to be played.”

Root suffered from severe dehydration, diarrhoea and vomiting because of a viral gastroenteritis bug during the final Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney.

He is yet to be replaced for next month’s Twenty20 series, which Eoin Morgan will lead as England’s limited-overs captain.

Root will return for the five-match one-day series against New Zealand, starting in Hamilton on 25 February.

England host Pakistan in a twoTest series starting at Lord’s on May 24.

All-rounder Ben Stokes says he will delay his departure to join the England squad in New Zealand until after he appears at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 13 February.

The 28-year-old has been charged with affray after an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September. He has not played for England since.

The court date coincides with England’s first Twenty20 match in New Zealand.

“I’ve decided it would not be right to join my team-mates until after attending court,” wrote Stokes on Twitter.