5 Players who did well for England in the Investec series

#4. Joe Root

Joe Root is off to a good start as England's Test captain

Joe Root is consistently good on tracks where everybody else struggles and that just shows how immaculately he uses his feet on difficult tracks. By his standards, this was a quiet series for Root although he scored 461 runs at 57.62 including one century (at Lord’s) and three half centuries.

All done and dusted it was a pretty good start for Root as a test captain, beginning with an impressive 3-1 win over South Africa. Although we are yet to see the full spectrum of his tricks as a captain, he would be well served to stay away from the defensive tactics of Cook that he might have picked up as a vice-captain.