India vs Eng 3rd Test: Virat Kohli’s team will play how it plays, we’ll not get drawn into anything dishonest, says Joe Root

With India leading the series 1-0, one expect more aggression from Virat Kohli’s team but Joe Root said his team has learnt their lessons from the previous game and will not be drawn into the conversations needlessly.

India channelled their aggression to their advantage to script a famous win at Lord’s while England failed to rile up the opposition players despite regular attempts and that is something Joe Root is looking to avoid in the third Test beginning in Leeds on Wednesday (August 25). The second Test was played in an intense atmosphere with players of both teams not shying from constant sledging. With India leading the series 1-0, one expect more aggression from Virat Kohli’s team but Root said his team has learnt their lessons from the previous game and will not be drawn into the conversations needlessly. “There’s the theatre and everything else surrounding the game. We’ve got to make sure that we play the game how we want to play and we look after that as best as we can, and not get too distracted or drawn into anything that's not honest,” said Root in the virtual pre-match media interaction.