“Gary and Alex Hales got really close when they played for England together, that’s my understanding,” he said.
Root has done much to guide England’s stance on inclusion, tolerance and showing cricket can be for everyone.
Apart from Root, there are seven other members of England’s Ashes squad that played international cricket alongside Ballance. You can be sure that, at some point, these players will be publicly asked if they ever heard the ‘Kevin’ term while on international duty.