England's Root warns rout of Pakistan can't 'paper over cracks'

Joe Root has insisted a dominant win against Pakistan must not be allowed to "paper over the cracks" when it comes to England's form in Test cricket.

The England captain saw his side end a two-match series all square at 1-1 after a thumping innings and 55-run victory completed inside three days at his Headingley home ground on Sunday.

But this success, which meant England avoided a third successive series loss after reverses in Australia and New Zealand, only came about after Pakistan outplayed their hosts in all aspects of the game to win the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets.

England don't have another Test match until they welcome India for the first of a five-match series at Edgbaston in August, with their attention now on white-ball cricket as they begin the run-in to next year's World Cup on home soil.

But Test skipper Root was keen that lessons be learnt from a lamentable loss at Lord's.

"It's very important we don't paper over the cracks and think this is going to be us (sorted out) forever," Root told reporters.

"We have to make sure we don't find ourselves in those positions like last week (at Lord's)." - 'Not the finished article' -
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