England's Test captain Joe Root who was one of the pillars for England during the team's first-ever World Cup triumph said that the team is heading into the Ireland Test at Lord's with a huge amount of confidence.

"We couldn't be better-placed in many ways. There's a huge amount of confidence coming off the back of the World Cup win. The most important thing for me, the message that there has been to the squad, is to play with a huge amount of pride and passion and intensity," International Cricket Council (ICC) quoted Root, as saying.