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England trio named in ICC Test Team of the Year 2015

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England's Alastair Cook, Stuart Broad and Joe Root are named in the ICC Test Team of the Year for 2015.

England trio Alastair Cook, Stuart Broad and Joe Root have been named in the ICC Test Team of the Year for 2015.

Cook has been selected as captain of the side for the second time having been given the honour in 2013.

Overall, Cook has been included in the team four times, while Broad has made the company for a fifth time having been named in the Test side in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014.

Root's impressive year has earned him a place in the team, while Australia's Steven Smith, David Warner and Josh Hazlewood have also made the cut.

Pakistan trio Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah and Younis Khan have been included by the ICC, while Kane Williamson and Trent Boult of New Zealand make up the team.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin has been selected as 12th man, while Root has been given the same position in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.

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