Leeds, Aug. 19 -- England skipper Joe Root said that the team would not be "ripping up" former captain-coach duo Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's 'Bazball' brand of cricket as they start a new era against Pakistan with the first Test at Headingley from Thursday onwards, adding thar there is no one way of playing the longer format of the game.

England will start a new era with Root back at the helm after four years of Stokes-McCullum in charge of things. Following the home series loss to New Zealand, all-rounder Stokes announced retirement from international cricket while McCullum also departed from his post, making way for New Zealander Stephen Fleming, who had just ended his stint with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL.

Root, who c...