Leeds, United Kingdom, Aug 21, 2026 (AFP) - Root hails emerging fast bowlers as England thrash Pakistan

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Joe Root said a new-look England pace quartet "don't really understand how good they are" after helping him launch his second stint as full-time Test captain with an innings and 103-run rout of a lacklustre Pakistan at Headingley on Friday. England's first Test without the two architects of their ultra-aggressive Bazball approach in former skipper Ben Stokes, now retired from all international cricket, and Brendon McCullum -- sacked as red-ball c......

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