Joe Root hails England team's character after Lord's Test win

Joe Root has thanked his England team for pulling together exactly as he asked in his first Test in charge at Lord's - and reminded them he wants the same thing in Nottingham

Joe Root

Joe Root has thanked his England team for pulling together exactly as he asked in his first Test in charge at Lord's - and reminded them he wants the same thing in Nottingham.

Moeen Ali finished with a match haul of 10 for 112 as England triumphed by 211 runs. "It's a great start, and the whole team were fabulous throughout. Everything that was thrown at them and asked of them, they responded extremely well. I didn't really know what to expect, but what was really pleasing was everything I asked of the lads they were very open to. "All I said was I want us to try to be quite proactive, stay ahead of the game when those opportunities come, take responsibility if you're in a position to do so," Root said.

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