England’s Root to miss T20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand

LONDON: Joe Root will miss England’s Twenty20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand so he can rest, the ECB said on Monday.

The 27-year-old England Test captain will return home for a break having played in every Ashes match and the first three One-day Internationals (ODI) with Australia this month. Root, whose team lost the Ashes 4-0, will miss the T20 series starting on February 3, with England’s first game four days later, but return for the first of five ODI matches against New Zealand in Hamilton on February 25.

No replacement has yet been named for the T20 series, with Eoin Morgan, whose team have al- ready secured an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match ODI series with Australia, leading England as limited-overs captain. “I came into this tour wanting to play eve- rything. I love playing for England and I don’t like missing games of cricket,” said Root. Full story @ timesofoman.com/sports