Melbourne [Australia], October 25 (ANI): Former Australian spinner and current broadcaster Kerry O'Keeffe fired a verbal jibe at England's premier batter Joe Root ahead of the home Ashes series.

The upcoming Ashes series in Australia, with the first ball to be bowled at Perth from November 21 onwards, is very vital to Root's legacy. Already the second-highest run-getter of all time in Tests and racing towards Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 15,921 runs, he would be aiming to add something that has been missing from his massive catalogue of all-time great knocks: An Ashes century in Australia.

However, Keeffee, despite Root's success in the 2020s and recently against India at home, is not too confident about Root reaching the triple-figures, calling him a "nicker" (someone who easi

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