England improving in ODI cricket thanks to Harry Brook, Brendon McCullum and Joe Root with win over India latest high

India found it impossible to dismiss Joe Root across the ODI series as the England batter looted 249 runs without losing his wicket.

Perhaps also impossible to dismiss is Root's notion that England's 50-over team is on the rise. After a painful few years in this format, including an atrocious 2023 World Cup, there are signs of progress.