Root’s brilliant form since the end of 2020 shows up across all of his batting statistics. His Test average has increased by nearly 10 runs from around 48 in his 20s to almost 58 in his 30s.

The Test great has left contemporaries trailing in his dust since the pandemic, so much so that only the inimitable Sachin ...

Root only hit a dozen boundaries in 277 balls but ran Pakistan's fielders ragged on a slow outfield, with seven threes, 16 twos and an incredible 75 singles. He survived two unsuccessful reviews ...

There was a serenity to Root, a capacity to make batting look natural. On days like this, he is England’s elegant accumulator, pressing home their advantage with an exercise in calm run-making.

In notching up a match-winning score of 87 in the final test against the Windies, Joe Root went past 12,000 runs in the longest format of the game. In the process, surpassing the great Brian Lara.

AUS Vs ENG, 3rd Ashes Test: Joe Root Sets Batting Record - Day 1 Stats Highlights** Pat Cummins became the 20th bowler to complete a century of wickets in Australia. England opening batter Haseeb ...

Former England captain Joe Root begins his 10th reign at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after the third and final match of their ICC World Test Championship series against New ...

Match Analysis Joe Root reaches the batting heights for which his career was destined England's modern great moves clear of Cook with ultimate Test summit still in his sights Matt Roller 09-Oct-2024 ...

If he scores seven more runs on Thursday, Root will become the first Englishman to achieve another notable landmark: 20,000 international runs across formats. While the majority of those have come ...