Joe Root determined to captain England in next Ashes series

Joe Root is determined to captain England in the next Ashes series in Australia and”be in the front” of their bid to recover the urn.
Root has now skippered England in two Ashes campaigns – the 4-0 thrashing down in 2017-18 and the 2-2 draw on this summer, that was sealed using a 135-run win at The Oval.
“Absolutely. I am very much driven towards that,” said when asked by Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton whether he wished to lead England to the 2021-22 Ashes.
“We have two-and-a-half decades to prepare well for this. I think it has to be a focus on cricket to do everything we can to be in the best possible area for that.
“I want to be at the very front of this, I wish to be leading it and hopefully be the man to bring the Ashes back to England.
“It has been a great summer of cricket. The World Cup triumph was phenomenal and men have given everything in this Ashes series.
“Together we’ve proven a lot of character throughout the entire series. We have not always played our best but we have fought quite hard.”
The Oval Test marked the conclusion of Trevor Bayliss’ Faculties reign as Root and head coach was quick to commend the Australian’s impact on the group and in particular Ben Stokes.
Stokes’ leading summer included starring in the third Ashes Test at Headingley at the World Cup final and also also a remarkable 135 since England pulled off a thrilling one-wicket triumph.
“Trev is excellent,” Root of former trainer Bayliss, who assisted take England to No 1 in the ICC ODI rankings as well as their maiden global 50-over title.
“He’s added a huge amount for this Evaluation team. He’s been involved in some series wins home and off and what he has done for white-ball cricket is phenomenal.
“He’s much appreciated in the dressing room, has a terrific sense of humor. We played for him and are pleased to ship off him in a fashion.
“He has allowed men like Ben to perform their way, to not be afraid to express themselves. Consider the advancement during that span of Ben. He is presently one of the world’s very best all-rounders.
“Within a period of time that you get very powerful relationships with players and coaches and those two (Bayliss and Stokes) have gelled quite well.
“There is a fantastic element of banter, they like taking the mickey out of one another, and a massive amount of respect between them as well. That counts for a massive volume.”
On England’s Oval win, where they disregarded Australia for 263 on day four after Matthew Wade had stored them up using a century,” Root included:”I thought we had been outstanding, from the first beginning.
“To perform as we did using lost the toss was great. I thought we drove the game. The effort [on the final afternoon ] on a great wicket, though it did spin. We stuck at it.”