Joe Root: I want to be England captain for the 2021 Ashes in Australia

After a tough tour and losing the urn, Root is planning for the future

Joe Root captain England Australia Ashes cricket
England captain Joe Root speaks ahead of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney
(Image credit: William West/AFP/Getty Images)

England may have lost the Ashes but Joe Root says he wants to return as captain when his side face Australia down under in 2021.

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