Root to bat at No 3
Joe Root believes a year in the captaincy has given him the experience he needs to move up the England batting order to the pivotal number three position for the two-Test series against Pakistan beginning on Thursday.
Since replacing Alastair Cook as the Test captain last year, Root has batted at number four and juggled the dual demands of being the leader of the side as well as its batting mainstay.
Coach Trevor Bayliss, though, believes England's best batsman should come at number three.
"I think it's an opportunity for me to take on a bit more responsibility at the top of the order," Root said at the launch of England's 2018 kit.
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