--- title: "Root urges England to be 'grown-ups' after Pakistan series win" description: "Most outlets led with England captain Joe Root calling for his team to celebrate the series win over Pakistan in a \"grown-up way.\" A few also noted in passing that Root returned for a second spell as Test captain following Ben Stokes's international retirement and the team's recent poor results." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5622-root-urges-england-to-be-grown-ups-after-pakistan-series-win site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Root urges England to be 'grown-ups' after Pakistan series win sports · latest filing 31 Aug 2026, 4:27 PM PKT · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with England captain Joe Root calling for his team to celebrate the series win over Pakistan in a "grown-up way." A few also noted in passing that Root returned for a second spell as Test captain following Ben Stokes's international retirement and the team's recent poor results. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Joe Root urges England to celebrate responsibly](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1546031/joe-root-urges-england-to-celebrate-responsibly/) · 31 Aug 2026, 4:27 PM PKT > England captain Joe Root urged his teammates to celebrate responsibly after their 194-run victory over Pakistan at Lord’s secured the Test series. England now lead the three-match series 2-0 after another dominant performance against Pakistan. The victory also gave England their first multi-match Test series win since December 2024. Root returned to the captaincy after […] - **ARY News (English)** — [Root urges England to be ‘grown-ups’ after Pakistan series win](https://arynews.tv/root-urges-england-to-be-grown-ups-after-pakistan-series-win) · 31 Aug 2026, 1:57 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > Root returned for a second spell as Test captain following Ben Stokes's shock international retirement and back-to-back thrashings... - **24 News HD** — [Root urges England to be 'grown-ups' after Pakistan series win](https://www.24newshd.tv/31-Aug-2026/root-urges-england-grown-ups-pakistan-series-win) · 31 Aug 2026, 9:21 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > England captain Joe Root urged his side to celebrate in a "grown-up way" after a 194-run success in the second Test at Lord's on Sunday sealed a series win over Pakistan. - **The Express Tribune** — [Root urges England to be 'grown-ups'](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626700/root-urges-england-to-be-grown-ups) · 31 Aug 2026, 8:59 AM PKT · 66% identical wording to the newest filing > England secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series against Pakistan ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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