{
  "id": 1909494,
  "title": "Root 'really excited' to lead England again against Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/root-really-excited-to-lead-england-again-against-pakistan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:15:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
    "slug": "bbc-sport",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cdx8wklz0x2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Joe Root is excited to lead England again in the Test series against Pakistan. He has called on his team to build on the foundations laid by former skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.\n\nThe series marks a new era for England, with Root returning as captain and Marcus Trescothick in interim charge before Stephen Fleming takes over. According to Yahoo Sports, Stuart Broad has predicted a comfortable 3-0 whitewash for England, labelling Pakistan a \"poor side\".\n\nPakistan's preparations have been undermined by the loss of Babar Azam for the opening Test, with the newly reinstated captain ruled out after being struck on the hand during a warm-up fixture. Both sides sit in the bottom half of the World Test Championship standings, England seventh and Pakistan eighth.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Where to watch England vs. Pakistan free live stream, TV channel, start time for 1st Test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/where-to-watch-england-vs-pakistan-free-live-stream-tv-channel-start",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "'What a start!' - Robinson gives England perfect start against Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/what-a-start-robinson-gives-england-perfect-start-against-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-08-19T10:23:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}