Joe Root tells a press conference 'this tour is not about me' as he is praised for scoring a century in day 2 of the second Ashes Test match.Root ensured his first century on Australian soil was an unbeaten one, finishing 138 not out in a total of 334.But England were guilty of haphazard bowling and messy handling errors at the Gabba as they allowed Australia to move into a 44-run lead at 378 for six on the second night of the floodlit match.
00:00That's lovely to hear, that's really nice to hear. I'm very grateful for that support, but I've said a few times this tour is not about me, it's not about me scoring 100 in Australia, it's about us trying to win the Ashes, and my job is to score as many runs as I can, and as a senior back within that team, I expect that of myself, and I'll go out there with the same attitude every single time.
00:23I've felt like I've, over the last couple of years, I've got a really good understanding of how I want to approach different conditions, and an understanding of my own game, and how I'm going to apply myself against different attacks, and thankfully I got a little bit of a look very early on yesterday, and like I said, I've worked with the guys at the other end at different times to, you know, I think that's so important, you use the guy at the other end, and use each other's skills and strengths to make it difficult for boys.
00:53bowlers and attacks to bowl each other, so, yeah, it's great, as I said, it was lovely to hear that, the amount of, I guess, support that was out there, as I say, I'm very grateful for that, but I guess I'll be able to reflect on it at the end of this game better.
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