In this week’s Sport: England vice-captain Joe Root talks Ashes memories and keeping things simple ahead of this summer’s series | Meet the Aussies: the 11 men who could turn this summer’s Ashes into a damp squib for England | Harry Redknapp on wasted talents, facing Pele and why he wouldn’t want to be stuck in a lift with Paolo Di Canio | British Grand Prix: ahead of their home race, an investigation into McLaren’s sorry season so far | Women’s World Cup: what we’ve learned from the tournament | Walking the Nile: British explorer Levison Wood on his epic 4,000- mile journey | Plus: Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw tell us what to expect from this year’s Tour de France