London, Aug. 14 -- England veteran Joe Root believes he is well placed to register a pair of firsts during the eagerly-awaited Ashes series against Australia later this year.
Root travels to Australia in November for a five-match Test series against the Aussies that will form part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle and for the No.1 ranked Test batter the
series will take on extra significance given his past struggles with that bat Down Under.
While Root is winless in Tests against the Aussies away from home across 14 previous contests, it's the fact he has never scored a century on Australian shores that still concerns the 34-year-old heading into this year's tour.
Root has scored nine half-centuries and averages a decent ...