Skipper calls for troops to be ruthless in tour opener

By Chris Stocks in Perth
ENGLAND captain Joe Root says his team will look to be ruthless right from the start of this Ashes tour ahead of their opening warm-up match against a Western Australia XI this weekend.
The two-day game starts at the WACA tomorrow and while Moeen Ali and Steven Finn have been ruled out with respective side and knee injuries, England will be looking to hit the ground running.

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