Joe Root supported England’s aggressive strategy during their first Ashes Test loss to Australia, admitting that he had wished he had adopted Ben Stokes’ game philosophy earlier in his own leadership.

Joe Root was a member of the England team that lost the opening Ashes Test match in Birmingham by a score of two wickets.

Some people questioned England’s dedication to the ‘Bazball’ offensive tenets after captain Stokes made his declaration on the first day of the match.