• Captain praises performance of Test debutant Ben Foakes
This was a new experience for Joe Root. He had never led England to victory overseas before. But he managed not to get too carried away after England’s emphatic win.
“Hopefully this is not a one-off. We go to Kandy with a huge amount of confidence”, he said with a quiet smile on his face. “It is not just us; it has become difficult across the board to win abroad so a win is sweeter when it happens in venues like this”. Just over three months ago Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by 278 runs in Galle. Now England had won by 211.
Written by Vic Marks at the Galle International Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/09/joe-root-first-test-win-england-sri-lanka-cricket-ben-foakes under the title “Joe Root savours first Test away win as captain after rout of Sri Lanka”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
