Captain marvels as Yorkshire salutes Joe Root and Tom Moore – The Yorkshire Post says

IT was perhaps prophetic that a week which saw the passing of Yorkshire’s ultimate captain – Sir Tom Moore – should end with another of the county’s great sons, Joe Root, scoring a century in his 100th Test.
By YP Comment
Published 5th Feb 2021, 16:42 BST

After all, Captain Sir Tom Moore was a great cricket fan and he was particularly proud to become the ceremonial recipient of an honorary England cap, on his 100th birthday, last year.

As such, it was fitting that Root – and his team-mates – were wearing black armbands in India as they paid own tribute to Captain Tom and the inspiring example that he set with his NHS charity walk.

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They, like us at the end of another difficult week, know that the Keighley-born war veteran’s stirring example, and words of hope spoken so sincerely, lifted the spirits of the nation in its bleakest weeks since the Second World War. But it is also heartening that so many – Joe Root included – have spoken of a desire to uphold Captain Tom’s values so tomorrow can, in fact, be a good day. Let’s hope so.

England captain Joe Root has scored a century in his 100th Test.England captain Joe Root has scored a century in his 100th Test.
England captain Joe Root has scored a century in his 100th Test.

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