In at the Sharp end – the making of Joe Root

By Richard Edwards

Few people are as familiar with the talents that have turned Joe Root into a serial English cricket record-breaker as Kevin Sharp.
The former Yorkshire batter and coach worked extensively with Root when he was coming through the ranks at Headingley, watching him develop from a technically correct youngster to a player who would burst into the White Rose’s first team in 2010.
Within two years he would be making his England debut.
Record Breaker
Now, as another Test match summer draws to a close, Root isn’t only the second top run-scorer in English cricket history – only ...

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