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

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- The experienced Joe Root made a superb knock of 75 as England made a successful run chase to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets with 22 balls to spare in the second one-day international to square the three-match series on Saturday.

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 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.

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

Joe Root stood firmly by teammate Jamie Smith after the young batter faced heavy criticism for his dismissal in the first innings of the final Sydney Test. Smith once again showed promise before throwing his wicket away, missing out on a half-century by ...

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,