Captain Joe Root said it’s time England set aside the rotation policy to field the strongest possible teams in the Tests versus India and later in the Ashes so that they can compete for the World Test Championship title.

The WTC’s new cycle begins with the five-Test series between India and England from August 4 in Nottingham. “We’re coming into a period of time now where rest and rotation is put behind us,” Root was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

“Hopefully, if everyone is fit, we are going to have our best team available for what is to follow.

“We have 10 very hard Test matches against two brilliant opponents (India and Australia) coming up, which is a great opportunity for us to play some strong cricket.”