India's Success In Australia Inspires England To Win Away From Home

India's recent Test series win in Australia has given touring sides confidence to win away from home, including England who have a great opportunity to do well in India with the amount of quality

"He (Ashwin) is a fine bowler. He has got some great record in India. He is probably full of confidence on the back of that (Australia) series. I have played against him before. He has had the better of me a couple of times as well. There will be a great little battle within the Test match. But ultimately if you are going to score big runs in any series, you have to play all of them. Just having that ball-by-ball mentality is certainly the best," said Root.

The England captain, when asked about Cheteshwar Pujara, said the India No. 3 will be an important wicket for the visitors.

"You see the importance he (Pujara) adds to the Indian team and he is going to be a huge wicket for us. There is no doubt. For us, at times it might be that we have to be patient and play the long game and see if we can be as mentally strong as he is at the crease when we are out there on the field," said Root who will be playing his 100th Test.