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    "title": "Joe Root set to miss first Test against West Indies: Report",
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    "excerpt": "London, June 29:\u00a0\u00a0England captain Joe Root is set to miss the first Test against the West Indies next week as he will attend the birth of his second child, a BBC report said. Ben Stokes is set to ca",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, June 29:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;England captain Joe Root is set to miss the first Test against the West Indies next week as he will attend the birth of his second child, a BBC report said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ben Stokes is set to captain England for the first time in Root&#39;s absence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The three-Test series between the two teams will mark the resumption of cricket after the sport was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Root&#39;s wife is expecting a baby around similar time as the first Test and if Root attends the birth of his second child then he will have to go under mandatory self-isolation before joining the team again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Veteran England fast-bowler Stuart Broad batted for all-rounder Stokes to lead the side in the first Test against West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Broad believes Stokes is well-equipped to captain the team in Root&#39;s absence as he has a &#39;good cricketing brain&#39; and there won&#39;t be any pressure on him considering he will wear the armband for just one match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Stokes will be fine. The toughest part of the job is off the field, lots of extra meetings and planning, which he won&#39;t have to get involved in,&quot; Broad told reporters in a virtual news conference as per Sky Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He has a great cricket brain, he has grown and matured over the last few years so captaining one game will be easy. There won&#39;t be much pressure as he&#39;s not being judged over a long period of time. I have no doubts he will be brilliant.&quot;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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