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Joe Root is bracing himself for a few fiery words from Ben Stokes when two of English cricket's biggest stars go head to the head in The Hundred.
As captain and vice-captain of the England Test team, Root and Stokes are thick as thieves and best of friends most of the time, but find themselves pulling in opposite directions on Monday night.
Root is the marquee name in the Trent Rockets squad and Stokes was Northern Superchargers' tentpole signing, meaning both men are under pressure to perform on their final outing before resuming international duty together.
As captain and vice-captain of England, Joe Root and Ben Stokes are best of friends
The pair will square off when their respective sides in the Hundred clash on Monday
Seeing the pair face off in the middle is the kind of box office attraction tournament organisers have been dreaming of and Root has promised it will be a lively affair if they get the chance.
'It will be good fun but Ben will have a few things to say to me, I'm sure,' he said.
'Whenever we play a practice game or a warm-up game, if I hit him for four he lets me have it! You can tell I really wind him up. The friendship goes to one side for half-an-hour.
'I'm sure that will add to it so hopefully you'll see plenty of that. But I don't want to upset Ben, so I'll just try and
