England may as well hand the Ashes to Australia now

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There is less than a year – and just 10 Tests – before the start of the next Ashes series in June next year. Incoming England Test coach Stephen Fleming will work closely alongside the 35-year-old (Photo: Getty)Fleming looks an excellent appointment as coach. By next summer, England’s wait for an Ashes series win will be 12 years. Nothing would please me more than Root leading England to Ashes glory next summer and I hope it happens. England need the best version of Root between now and the end of next summer’s Ashes.