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Root and Robinson evoke Headingley history to help England boss opening day | Taha Hashim

Root and Robinson evoke Headingley history to help England boss opening day | Taha HashimWorldPing

Returning captain and out-of-the-cold seamer flatten Pakistan on ground where five years ago they produced rare point of pre-Bazball light One win in England’s last 17 Tests.

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