Joe Root desperate to avoid more England agony by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Mon, Jun 23, 2025, 03:12 PM England?s Joe Root (L) plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara looks on during their first One Day International (ODI) match, at The Oval cricket ground in London, on May 22, 2014 © Cricbuzz In this file photo, England's batsman Joe Root is seen during an Ashes cricket Test match against Australia, in Perth, on December 16, 2013 ©Reuters Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake (L) celebrates getting out England's Chris Jordan (R) lbw during their second One Day International (ODI) cricket match, at the Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street, northeast England, on May 25, 2014 ©Reuters © AFP TAGS Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland 2014 2nd ODI England Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 2014 RELATED STORIESVithanage replaces injured PrasannaRoot revels in return to formJordan tipped for Test call-upCook: Sri Lanka went too farCook: We proved a pointEngland v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI: Preview