Today’s back pages: Root backs Archer as England bid to level Ashes series

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 22 August

England captain Joe Root celebrates an Australia wicket with bowler Jofra Archer
England captain Joe Root celebrates an Australia wicket with bowler Jofra Archer 
(Image credit: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

Root: Archer was born for this

England captain Joe Root has urged his team to take advantage of Steve Smith’s absence in the third Ashes Test starting today.

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