You'd be forgiven for thinking Joe Root had placed himself firmly in the red-ball corner. After becoming England's Test captain in 2017, and subsequently their highest run-scorer in the format, he has ...

He stood, a little self-consciously, as the Old Trafford crowd rose to him, before eventually giving a thumbs-up to his captain and lifting a hand in acknowledgment of the warm and prolonged ovation.

Joe Root overcomes a horror mix-up to notch a long-awaited first Test century in Australia, as the hosts' seamers largely struggle without the dropped Nathan Lyon. Here are the quick hits from the ...

England batter Joe Root won universal praise for finally breaking his drought in Australia and scoring his first Test century Down Under. Root was in imperious touch as he helped himself to an ...

Joe Root posted a long-awaited first Ashes century in Australia to give England the honors on Day 1 of the second cricket test despite Mitchell Starc's six wickets. Starc removed Ben Duckett and Ollie ...

After an interminable break between matches, following 48 hours of mayhem in Perth, the Ashes resumed with England producing a rollercoaster batting performance as Joe Root ended his century jinx on ...