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Video: England cricketer Joe Root plays Arctic Monkeys tune on ukulele

England cricketer Joe Root shows off his musical talent by playing a version of Arctic Monkeys' 'Mardy Bum' on a ukulele.

England cricketer Joe Root has shown that he possesses some musical talent by playing the ukulele.

The 23-year-old proved his skills by playing a version of Arctic Monkeys' 'Mardy Bum' in his hotel room in Sri Lanka.

The England and Wales Cricket Board uploaded a video of Root in action prior to today's fifth one-day international in Pallekele.

England are currently 3-1 down in the series.

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England's Joe Root gestures to the crowd as he walks off having lost his wicket for 113 during the fifth one-day international (ODI) cricket match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, northern England, on September 5, 2014
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