Batting mainstay praises coach's impact, adding he'll reflect on Ashes after the series is over

Joe Root takes a sharp caught-and-bowled to remove Asitha Fernando. Backing away to slog an off-break, Fernando mistimes it in the air and Root reacts quickly to pouch the chance at short extra cover.

Joe Root says he would "love" to be part of England's next Ashes tour in 2029-30, when he will turn 39 years old.

Joe Root has continued to shatter records in Test cricket and has levelled with Ricky Ponting to enter an elite list of company.

Unfurling the sweep and reverse sweep, Root teased the spinners, milked the singles with soft hands and rotated strike intelligently. His 81-run fourth-wicket stand with Brook took the sting out of the chase with Root bringing up his half-century off just 52 balls.

Joe Root created history and etched his name in history books following his match-winning performance against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the series. Root pipped Kevin Pietersen to become the England player with most Player of the Match awards.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the second ODI in Colombo, just as they had done in the first game which they won by 19 runs. Charith Asalanka unsurprisingly opted to stick to the winning formula,