England's rock or a rock star? Joe Root looks to strike a balance

Former skipper Root and Jonny Bairstow smashed unbeaten centuries against India to chase down 378 and win the fifth Test by seven wickets on Tuesday. That series-levelling victory was England's highest successful run-chase and another example of the swashbuckling style of play that has become the hallmark of England's new era under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.

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"Ben has wanted us to be entertainers. He mentioned trying to be rock stars on the field," Root said. "It's about trying to have fun and relish every opportunity you get to showcase what you're about and put on a show for everyone. "I don't think I'll ever be able to feel or look like a rock star, but for 10 seconds I might have done today." After finishing on an unbeaten 142, Root raised his hand and wiggled his little finger in a reference to a scene from the recent Elvis Presley biopic. "Ben watched the Elvis film the other day and he's been doing that all week. It was a little tribute to him," Root added.

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“Sometimes teams will be better than us, but no one will be braver than us,” proclaimed England skipper Ben Stokes at the presentation after high quality, unbeaten hundreds from Jonny Bairstow (114*) and Joe Root (142*) helped England chase down the highest ever fourth-innings total