England captain retired twice due to diarrhoea, dehydration
England captain Joe Root was forced to retire hurt twice after suffering from dehydration, diarrhoea, and vomiting at the SCG. Root, hospitalised after Sunday's record-breaking temperatures in Sydney, could not take the field after lunch on the final day of the Ashes 2017 on Monday. Vice-captain James Anderson came in to give the speech at the end of the match.