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England in better shape after ‘coming through chaos’ of a torrid summer, says Joe Root

Joe Root expressed high spirits following England's decisive victory at Edgbaston, which capped off a 3-0 series whitewash against Pakistan. Reflecting on the end of an unsettled period across the summer months, the skipper noted that the squad has successfully navigated through the turbulence and currently finds itself in a substantially improved position.

Attention now turns toward establishing greater stability ahead of the upcoming winter schedule. Incoming Test coach Stephen Fleming is slated to land in the country on Monday for planned discussions involving Root and Marcus Trescothick, who has been serving in an interim coaching capacity.