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England white-ball captain Harry Brook has urged his side to learn from Joe Root as they seek to complete a one-day international series win against top-ranked India. Root followed his unbeaten 76 in England's defeat in the first ODI with a superbly-paced 99 not out as they won in Cardiff on Thursday to level the three-match series ahead of Sunday's finale at Lord's. England's victory in Cardiff followed a run of 16 defeats in their previous 20 ODIs. That dismal sequence has raised questions about how competitive a team seemingly wedded to aggressive batting will be at next year's 50-over World Cup in southern Africa.
The 35-year-old Root -- who has scored 7,752 runs in 191 ODIs with 20 hundreds -- said he sympathised with younger players coming into the England side as changes to the domestic schedule meant they do not have "the wealth of experience and understanding of 50-over cricket".
But Brook, a Yorkshire team-mate of Root insisted even the very best players are always looking to improve.
"I personally think you're always learning," Brook told reporters at Lord's on Saturday.
"He (Root) has played nearly 200 ODIs, he's still trying to learn, he's still trying to get better as a player and he's England's greatest-ever batter."
When it was suggested to Brook that England had become over-reliant on Root, he said: "Root has been such a good player for so many years and it's awesome to have him on the side.
"We probably have depended on him quite a little bit in recent times in ODI cricket and Test cricket.
"Hopefully, the boys can learn from what he's doing, myself included, and realise how easy he's making batting look, to be able to just rotate the strike.
"If we can add a little bit of Joe Root into our batting as a collective team, then we'll definitely be in some strong positions."
England are searching for a new Test coach. Brendon McCullum, who is still in charge of their white-ball teams, was sacked from the role after a recent 2-1 series loss against New Zealand.
That reverse meant England had lost seven of their last nine Tests.
Asked what England needed from their new Test coach, Brook said: "That's a good question. That's up for the coach to decide.
"We want to put ourselves in strong positions as much as we possibly can to be able to dominate the game.
"Test cricket is a long game, five days, and we could probably be slightly more consistent than we have been over the last couple of years."
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Argentina and England players were involved in a heated altercation in the opening minutes of their blockbuster FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final clash in Atlanta. England midfielder Elliot Anderson had a duel with Lionel Messi, after which Messi's teammate Enzo Fernandez put in a strong challenge on Anderson. The challenge led to a fiery exchange, with multiple players from both teams getting involved. In particular, England star midfielder Jude Bellingham appeared extremely unhappy with Enzo's challenge on Anderson. The referee then seemingly had an intense chat with Enzo but did not issue a card to the Argentine midfielder. (Argentina vs England Live Updates)
The incident, which happened less than three minutes after kickoff, divided opinion among fans on social media.
A card was warranted for that challenge.
— SharpOran (@SharpOranra) July 15, 2026
Anderson & Enzo pic.twitter.com/zJdfqzbwKn
Enzo hit Andersson in the head, how was that not a red card ???
— Pasi 🇫🇮 (@Pasi_9000) July 15, 2026
Enzo Fernandez hitting Anderson in the back of the head without a yellow card is an absolute disgrace.
— afcnewsroom (@afcnewsroom) July 15, 2026
🚨 LIONEL MESSI DOES NOT THINK ENZO MADE ANY FOUL ON ELLIOT ANDERSON! 😳
— Polymarket FC (@PolymarketFC) July 15, 2026
🏴 England 0-0 Argentina 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/vd6g4MZShy
ENZO FERNANDES WITH A NASTY CHALLENGE TO ANDERSON. NO CARD SHOWN YET. THIS GAME IS GOING TO GET DIRTY. pic.twitter.com/qkbE5r9V2m
— Tridev Gurung (@tridevgurung) July 15, 2026
England and Argentina made key changes for their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday.
England coach Thomas Tuchel called in Morgan Rogers in place of Noni Madueke on the right wing and also handed starts to Reece James and Djed Spence in defence.
Ezri Konsa and Nico O'Reilly were benched.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made just one change, picking Giuliano Simeone in midfield ahead of Rodrigo De Paul.
England: Jordan Pickford; Reece James, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Djed Spence; Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham; Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane.
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Giuliano Simeone, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.
The game sees England and Argentina resume one of the fiercest rivalries in international football.
The two teams meet in Atlanta, and the winner will play Spain in the final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday.
"I mean, the two shirts are just iconic, and the historic matches are iconic," Tuchel said.
The World Cup rivalry between the nations dates back to 1962, but it was England's 1-0 win in the quarter-finals four years later that saw it intensify. Argentina captain Antonio Rattin, whose death was announced on Saturday, was sent off in a bad-tempered match. England went on to win the World Cup for the first, and still the only, time in its history.
Twenty years later in Mexico, Diego Maradona scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal that helped Argentina to a 2-1 win in the quarter-finals on the way to becoming world champions for a second time.
That game also saw Maradona score what many believe to be the greatest World Cup goal ever when he dribbled the ball from the halfway line before beating England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
"That will be forever in our hearts. It was just such a beautiful goal," Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. "Anybody who loves football will remember that in the best way possible."
England felt aggrieved again in 1998 when David Beckham was sent off for kicking out at Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone before England lost the round-of-16 game on penalties.
Beckham got his revenge four years later by scoring a penalty in a 1-0 win that contributed to Argentina being eliminated at the group stage.
Given the heated rivalry, Tuchel has tried to manage the emotions of his players ahead of the semi-final.
"If a fixture provides so many iconic moments, you cannot just say it's another football match, but as a coach we do exactly that," he said. "We don't speak about the historic events. We don't speak about the iconic moments."
Neither team has had a smooth ride to the semi-finals.
Argentina survived scares against Cape Verde and Egypt earlier in the knockout rounds and needed extra time to beat 10-man Switzerland 3-1 in the quarter-finals.
England had to rally for wins against Congo and Norway after going a goal down. It also endured a physically exhausting game played at altitude and, after being reduced to 10 men, beat co-host Mexico 3-2 in the round of 16.
The seemingly ageless Lionel Messi has been Argentina's talisman once again, scoring eight goals and providing crucial assists.
England has relied on its big hitters, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham. Both have six goals so far, with Bellingham scoring twice in each of England's last two games.