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Joe Root vows to bring an Ashes Test to a halt if any England player is subject to racist or abusive comments from the Australian crowd Joe Root will take the strongest possible action if there are abusive comments England's managing director has backed the captain to take a stand The First Test will get underway at the Gabba in Australia a week on Wednesday
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Joe Root will bring a halt to an Ashes Test if any England player is subjected to racist or abusive comments from the Australian crowd.
England captain Root has been empowered to take the strongest possible action should the traditionally raucous Ashes atmosphere in Australia cross the line of acceptability.
Ashley Giles, the England managing director, backed his captain to take a stand as he addressed the racism crisis that has engulfed the game,
