Joe Root: Gus Atkinson display shows future is bright after James Anderson exit
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Root believes the emergence of Gus Atkinson can help England get over the loss of “our greatest ever bowler” and put them on track for Ashes success. “Arguably we shouldn’t have gone last time should we, in retrospect,” he said. We’ll be in a completely different place going in next time.” England hope Anderson will still be involved by then, having been welcomed immediately into a mentoring role that starts on Tuesday in the second West Indies Test at Trent Bridge. “So for young guys coming in, someone like Gus or the likes of Dillon Pennington and Matthew Potts, to have that knowledge to bounce off, it’s invaluable really.
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