Root ready to end long wait for new Ashes glory

Joe Root believes England are ready to end their decade-long Ashes drought and 'bring the urn home', insisting his own quest for a century in Australia is a side issue.

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England have not won their most prized series since 2015 and last triumphed Down Under in 2010-11, a year before Root played the first of his 158 Tests.

Root himself is yet to win a single match in Australia in 14 attempts and, despite boasting 39 career hundreds, is still waiting to bring up his first in the country.