England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick has hailed right-hand batter Joe Root’s recent form, saying the former skipper appears to be in complete control of his game and has elevated his batting to another level ahead of the Ashes 2025 series against Australia.

Root arrives in Australia with a healthy advantage at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings, though the veteran has had his struggles in the past coping with the strong Aussie bowling attack away from home, according to ICC.

The 34-year-old has never played in an away Test victory against Australia and is yet to score a century Down Under from 14 previous matches across the last three Ashes series despite the fact he has reached triple figures a total of 39 times over his glittering career.

Trescothick pointed at Root’

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