This is a period of total immersion for Root, of fever pitch in his own cricketing life. The very helpful PR person had suggested this might be a good time to talk about the wider Joe, the man outside the cricket man. Close up he has that slightly dainty quality of elite sports people, softly spoken but precise with his words in the way one might expect of someone whose life since childhood has been the fine-point obsession, the peeled-eyeball detail of top-order batting. Root is in Manchester doing a photo shoot for New Balance, for whom he is a brand ambassador. To see him now back in a place where he is able to enjoy his cricket again and feel more himself, that’s the best part of the whole thing. We have been through a lot on and off the field. One thing about Ben, he’s very honest, he won’t shirk any difficult conversations and he’s been true to that through the whole thing. You have to be in the right space to go and play, physically and mentally. “We made it very clear to Ben, it’s got to be right for you. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters Joe Root celebrates after reaching his century against India at Headingley during the third Test in August. Root needs his keynote player.Īnd yet, sitting in the basement bar of a cricket-themed pub, six days before England’s players are due to get on that plane, he really does just want to talk about his mate feeling happier. Stokes has so often been the spine, spleen, heart, guts and other associated bodily parts of England’s best Test moments in the last five years. He turns 31 just after the third Test, with a personal record of played 10, lost nine in Australia and (jarringly) no hundred in 17 innings. This winter already looks like a defining point in Root’s own successful career, a measure of where he might hope to get to on that all-time register.
As the days tick down the captain might have been forgiven applying a little friendly pressure. Just the fact he feels he’s in a place where he’s ready to play cricket again is the most exciting thing.” You could tell he was so much happier within himself.
It was just such a joy to hear him speak, you could almost hear his smile, if that makes sense, down the phone. “I’d had some good conversations with Ben over the period while he’s not been playing. It is a bond that has run through county age groups to a decade in the shared public glare of glory, dark times, World Cup finals and now the basic weirdness of simply surviving the pressures of bubble life.Īt the end of which it is no surprise to learn Root heard the news Stokes was ready to return to cricket for the imminent Ashes tour in the best possible way, a phone call from Stokes himself. Everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur and his dino-pals – Baby Bop, BJ and Riff – help give children the range of skills they need to grow, using tons of music, fun and laughs to guide the way.The first time Root and Stokes met was in the under-12s, Yorkshire versus Cumbria (“He got me out, caught at midwicket”).
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Tubi which gained users for its availability of free movies and television series is seeing a boost in getting rights to more content since being acquired by FOX.īarney & Friends originally aired from 1992 to 2009 and was one of the most popular live-action series for preschool-aged boys and girls. “We’re pleased to super serve our audience with six seasons of ‘Barney & Friends’ to delight a new generation of children.”. “Everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur is a wonderful addition to our happy family of iconic characters in Tubi Kids,” said Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s chief content officer. As part of the recently announced deal, the first six seasons of classic episodes will be made available to app users beginning April 9. The 1990s children’s show Barney & Friends is heading to Tubi.
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