LONDON: In-form England batsman Joe Root says he has sacked former coach Peter Moores to thank for his rapid rise to international prominence.
Root was dropped at the end of England's Ashes whitewash defeat under Andy Flower's regime last year, but the Yorkshire star went on to average almost 95 in Tests during Moores' second tenure.
And after 12 months in which he has made more than 1,100 Test runs, as well as hitting three one-day international hundreds, Root was voted England's 2014-15 player of the year by members of the media on Monday.
The newly appointed England vice-captain could have been forgiven for playing down Moores' role in his development, given his recent dismissal by new ECB director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
But Root was keen to salute Moores for his work in the nets and he said: "I think (my batting) has improved drastically.
"A lot of credit for that has to go to Peter Moores. Over the past year, he has definitely got the best out of me - along with the rest of the coaching department."
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