England batter Joe Root says David Warner's pre-Ashes sledge is "all part of the fun" and believes he is better placed than ever to score his first century in Australia.

Though Root has 39 Test hundreds in a career spanning 158 matches, he has yet to reach three figures in Australia despite three tours there.

Joe Root has brushed aside David Warner's jibe that he will need to "take the surfboard off his front leg" if England are to triumph in Australia in the upcoming Ashes series.

English batter Joe Root is eager to notch his first century and victory in Australia when he goes Down Under for the upcoming Ashes later this year.

But Warner recovers from the slight misstep to deliver a series of Ashes opinions. First in the firing line is Joe Root, who has just become the second-highest run scorer in Test history but is yet to register a century Down Under.

Root is yet to score a Test ton in Australia.