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Mark Butcher: Joe Root steadies the ship but South Africa will provide the real test for England

Mark Butcher says Joe Root has brought a sense of calmness to England’s Test side, but believes the tour of South Africa will provide a far sterner test of their progress.

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Speaking after the win at Edgbaston, Joe Root said he felt England were in a better place now than they were at the start of the summer.

You’d certainly have to say things are calmer, and a 3-0 win in a Test series isn’t to be sniffed at, but Pakistan offered all the resistance of a piece of wet tissue paper, so it’s a hard one to call.
We will have to wait until the winter tour of South Africa to make a more informed judgement.
On the evidence so far, I wouldn’t say this England team under Root is better or worse – just different.
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