Root says 'sky is the limit' as England seal series win

England captain Joe Root believes "the sky is the limit" for his team as the tourists completed a 3-1 series victory with a 191-run win in the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday.

Root hailed a "very special" triumph in a series in which England had to overcome several adversities. They were struck by illness at the beginning of the tour, lost the first Test and were hit by injuries.

Jack Leach, selected as their number one spinner, went home without playing a game because of illness, opening batsman Rory Burns was injured after the first Test and fast bowlers Jofra Archer and James Anderson suffered injuries in the first and second Tests which put them out of the series.

"If you look at where we were after that first game, to pick ourselves up and play the way we have in the last three games is really pleasing," said Root. "It has taken a big effort from everyone and it was very much a squad effort."
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"We said after the first Test that one Test doesn't make a summer. After that England were just a little bit better than us in every game in every department."