From “Average Joe” to England’s greatest: Joe Root answered all the insults about his batting in Australia with a shrug of his shoulders and a hundred that makes him the undisputed king of English ...

It was in August that David Warner planted the seed. “Josh Hazlewood tends to have his number quite a lot,” said Warner, whose punditry promises to be as pugnacious as his batting. “He will have to ...

The headline in The West Australian didn’t waste any ink. As Joe Root landed for yet another Ashes tour, the local paper greeted one of Test cricket’s great modern run-machines with a two-word sledge: ...

Second Ashes Test, the Gabba, Brisbane (day-night, day one of five) England 325-9: Root 135*, Crawley 76; Starc 6-71 Australia: yet to bat England won the toss Scorecard Joe Root finally made a ...

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Joe Root received a typically tabloid reception ahead of the Ashes series opener in Perth, where the local newspaper described the star England batter as “Average Joe” due to ...

"Even Australia will have to admit he's a great now," said his former team-mate Sir Alastair Cook. Joe Root has, finally, done it. In his 30th innings down under - 4,395 days after his first and after ...

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) — After waiting a dozen years and 15 test matches, Joe Root took a little extra time to savor his first Ashes hundred in Australia. He took off his batting helmet, kissed the ...

During the second Test of the Ashes 2025–26 series, Joe Root finally overcame his long wait for a Test century on Australian soil. After a drought of 15 Tests without a ton Down Under — spanning more ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — 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 ...