Battle royale on cards, weather permitting
England's batting strength goes deeper than Pakistan's.
England's batting strength goes deeper than Pakistan's.
He also predicted England opener batter Alex Hales could emerge as the match winner.
With Hales giving a superb account of himself in just his maiden outing for England in three-and-a-half years
The then limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan had claimed Hales had "shown a complete disregard" for team values.
Hales was reportedly shown the door at the England team for testing positive for recreational drugs prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Ben Stokes said that England skipper Eoin Morgan had sought out the senior players of the team for their opinion on whether Hales should be in the team.
Root, who is England's Test captain, also said that Jofra Archer can still make a late entry into the World Cup squad. The Barbados-born pacer was impressive during the little play that was possible in England's washed out first ODI against Pakistan.
The 30-year-old is currently serving a three-week ban from cricket for recreational drug use.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Hales had "made himself unavailable for selection for personal reasons", stepping away from both Nottinghamshire and England selection as the new season got underway.
The 30-year-old has scored six centuries and 14 half-centuries in 70 ODI games for England.
