Joe Root "over the moon" with England selection

Yorkshire's Joe Root has expressed his delight at being called up to the England Test squad for November's tour of India.

Despite only being 21, the right-hander has been tipped to replace Andrew Strauss, who retired from all forms of cricket last month.

Discussing his inclusion, Root admitted that he has realised a childhood dream.

"I'm obviously delighted. It's what you play the game for, you want to represent your country," he told Sky Sports News. "Just to be in the squad's a fantastic feeling and we'll see where we go from there.

"I got a call off Geoff Miller, which obviously again is very nice to receive the news from the chairman of selectors.

"So I was over the moon and thrilled."

Root's playing style has been compared to that of former England skipper Michael Vaughan.