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Joe Root said he wants England to aim for another perfect performance at a news conference

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SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Root, England (On Matt Prior)

"Firstly, I think he can be immensely proud of what he has achieved in the game. He's a three-time Ashes winner. He helped England to get to number one in the world and - from a personal point of view coming into the side - he made me feel very welcome for the outset. He was a great bloke to have around in the dressing room. He was always fun to be with and he is and exceptionally talented cricketer as well. He gave absolutely everything for the badge. And for the rest of the team and he is going to be a great loss to English cricket."

SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Root, England (On next match)

"A little bit. How we played there was pretty much the perfect performance from our perspective. I suppose our challenge now it to try do that more consistently. It is certainly something that we will look to replicate on Friday. We don't know what the surface is going to be quite like yet. But we will definitely go out there with a similar frame of mind to take on New Zealand and we're not naïve enough to think that they won't come back hard at us because they are a great side. They have proved hat now for the last couple of years in one day cricket and we are going to have to play extremely well to get another win under our belts."

SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Root, England (On Edgbaston win)

"Having Liam Plunkett come in at 10 and Finny (Steven Finn) at 11 who have proven over the years that they can clear the ropes. It was very exciting and obviously a phenomenal partnership between Adil (Rashid) and Jos (Buttler). It was an absolute pleasure to watch really from where we all were in the dressing room."