England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook splutter on ‘flat wicket’ in Ashes warmup

England all out for 426 and lead Lions by 51Ollie Pope scores 100 in first inningsJoe Root’s attempt to lay to rest the ghost of Australian failures past started with the addition of a fresh one, as his fourth Test series tour of the country started in brief and inglorious style. The world’s No 1 batter, the subject of much pre-series chatter because of his poor average in previous Ashes trips, was the most notable failure as many of his teammates inflated their confidence along with