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Root must stay the same, even with captaincy, says Bayliss

By Chris Stocks

Advice: Though coach Trevor Bayliss will let Joe Root make his own decisions

COACH Trevor Bayliss will give Joe Root free reign to mould England’s Test team in his own image, but has backed the Yorkshireman to adopt a positive approach to captaincy.
Root will lead his country for the first time in next week’s first Test against South Africa at Lord’s after taking over the job from Alastair Cook earlier this year.
At 26, Root is still young and has limited captaincy experience with Yorkshire.
However, Bayliss, the Australian who prefers to take a back sea...

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