Chris Stocks looks at the sea-change in England’s ODI fortunes since a disastrous World Cup three years ago

Head to head: Joe Root, left, and Ben Stokes plot their next move in the opening ODI
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The last time Joe Root played in Wellington, almost three years to the day at the 2015 World Cup, he scored a century but still saw England slump to a humiliating defeat by Sri Lanka.
This time the vibe around England’s one-day team is rather different.
Twin defeats in Wellington in the space of a fortnight in that tournament, New Zealand ...