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HE'S the skinny No.3 who looks like a 12 year old but has England's biggest ticker - Joe Root says quelling Mitchell Johnson is just another day at the office.
Root, playing just his 13th Test, upstaged experienced teammates who have been criticised as "petrified" and "soft" under fire with a gallant 87 in England's belated rearguard action against Australia in Adelaide.
"We had to make sure everyone watching and playing knew we were in a battle and weren't going to lie down, show a bit of courage and be there at the end of the day," said Root, a product of former Australian paceman Jason Gillespie's program at Yorkshire and a 2010-11 graduate of the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy.
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"I really enjoyed the challenge, I knew it would be a different sort of mindset and I think you have to find a way to play the situation.
"I think everyone has their own ways of dealing with a left-arm seamer, we just played him better as a side today. He has obviously bowled well through the series and we will have to find a way to combat him as a side."
Conceding Michael Clarke's henchmen had attempted to get 'under his skin', Root said it was crucial to send a message that England was broken but wouldn't be bowed by tearaway Johnson and company.
"We had a scrap on and had to front up today and show we were up for a fight," said Root, promoted to face the music at No.3 following Jonathan Trott's stress related departure from the tour in Brisbane.
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"I think we did that to a certain extent but we will have to take that into tomorrow as well."
There was an element of irony in Root succumbing to his former Prospect grade club mate Nathan Lyon (1/78) having blunted the best Johnson (1/53), Peter Siddle (2/21) and Ryan Harris (1/45) could muster.
Root may just have bought enough time for England to scrape a draw with a 269 minute stay the crease, primarily in a 111-runs stand with veteran Kevin Pietersen (53). It was true to character for the 22-year-old who grinded England's sixth longest debut innings against India at Nagpur last December, making 79 from 229 balls.
Pietersen was the senior partner in name only - protecting Root from some heated words with Johnson and Shane Watson but little else.
Out of touch keeper Matt Prior (31) and Stuart Broad (22) will resume today with the tourists 6/284 and requiring 284 to win or the heavens to open heavier than forecast.
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"We will have to be out there for as long as possible and stay out there for as long as we can," said Root.
"If there is a bit of weather about we might be able to. With Matt and Stuart in they showed a lot of fight."
Root put his half century in a mature perspective, saying it would be hollow if England heads to Perth 2-0 with little hope of retaining the Ashes.
"If we are losing Test matches, regardless of your scores you are not going to pride yourselves on your performance and hopefully we can do that for the rest of the series," said Root.
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