By Chris Stocks

JOE ROOT bit back on his disappointment of being bowled on 99 yesterday as he reflected on a bumper year for England.
Root says he is excited by the year ahead for England’s Test team and is determined to make sure his players peak for next winter’s Ashes series in Australia.
England begin their summer with two Tests aga inst New Zealand, starting at Lord’s on June 2, before taking on India in a five-match series.
It gives Test captain Root and his players seven matches to prepare for the challenge of trying to wrestle back the urn from Australia and becoming the f...