By Richard Gibson For Mailonline
Published: 21:39 GMT, 22 January 2019 | Updated: 21:41 GMT, 22 January 2019
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Joe Root has told his fledgling opening pair to focus on the short-term goal of success in the Caribbean rather than nailing down Ashes places.
Keaton Jennings and Rory Burns head into England's three-match Test series against West Indies with a 100 per cent win record as a first-wicket combination following the whitewashing of Sri Lanka.
However, they both enter the Wisden Trophy - starting at the famous Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday - with batting averages in the mid-20s. Not the kind of numbers to merit selection for a series against Australia.
Joe Root has told Keaton Jennings (L) and Rory Burns (R) to focus on Test series in West Indies
Root said if they perform in the Caribbean then their Ashes spots will take care of themselves
However, while the management team are intent on establishing a settled top order for their tilt at wresting back the urn this summer,
Root insisted: 'Their job and their responsibility is not to worry about the Ashes, their job is to perform well for three Test matches here.
'To have that as a clear focus, and if they look after that I'm
