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Joe Root is determined to captain England at the next Ashes series in Australia and"be in the front" of the bid to recover the urn. Root has now skippered England in two Ashes attempts - the 4-0 thrashing down under in 2017-18 and then the 2-2 draw on this summer, which was sealed with a win at The Oval. "Absolutely. I'm very much pushed towards that," said when requested by Sky Sports' Michael Atherton whether he wanted to lead England to the 2021-22 Ashes. "We have got two-and-a-half decades to prepare really well for this. I think that it has to be a real focus for English cricket to do whatever we can to maintain the best area for that. "I need to be in the front of that, I want to be top it hopefully be the guy to bring the Ashes back to England. "It has been a excellent summer . The World Cup triumph was phenomenal and men have contributed absolutely everything in this Ashes series. "Together we've shown a great deal of personality throughout the entire series. We have not always played our complete best but we've fought quite hard." The Oval Test marked the end of Trevor Bayliss' Faculties reign as Root and head coach was swift to commend the Australian's impact on the team and specifically Ben Stokes. Stokes' summer included starring in a 135 and the World Cup final in the third Ashes Test at Headingley since England pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win. "Trev is superb," Root of former trainer Bayliss, who assisted take England to # 1 at the ICC ODI rankings and to their maiden global 50-over title. "He has added a huge amount for this Test team. He's been involved in some series wins house and off and what he has done to get cricket is incredible. "He is much valued in the dressing area, has a great sense of humour. We played for him and are pleased to ship him off in a excellent fashion. "He's allowed men like Ben to perform their way, to not be afraid to express themselves. Consider the advancement over that span of Ben. He's now one of the world. "Over a time period you get really strong relationships with players and coaches and people two (Bayliss and Stokes) have gelled very well. "There is a fantastic element of banter, they like taking the mickey from one another, and a enormous amount of admiration between them as well. That counts for a huge quantity." About England's Oval win, where they disregarded Australia for 263 on day after Matthew Wade had stored them up with a century, Root added:"I thought we were outstanding, by the first beginning. "To perform as we did using lost the toss was amazing. I believed we drove the game. The effort [on the day] on a great wicket, even though it did twist. We stuck at it." Read more: http://classicsounds.pl/south-africa-26-3-japan-springboks-through-to-rugby-world-cup-semi-finals/