Joe Root scores 12,000 Test runs. Second youngest to reach 12,000 Test runs. Root is not the fastest to reach 12,000 Test runs. England batter Joe Root became only the seventh player in Test history to score 12,000 runs, reaching this landmark during the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday. Root … Read more
Joe Root becomes the second England hitter to reach 10,000 runs. He attained the milestone in the first Test against NZ. Sir Alastair Cook is the only other player to achieve the feat. Joe Root has become the second England hitter to reach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket. Root attained the milestone on the … Read more
England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test. Root has stepped down as England’s Test captain. Kane Williamson also hailed Root’s century. Joe Root was hailed as England’s “Mr Dependable” by new captain Ben Stokes after his predecessor’s unbeaten century helped launch the all-rounder’s reign with a five-wicket win over New Zealand … Read more
BRISBANE: After a build-up overshadowed by controversies and Covid, Australia and England’s hotly-anticipated five-Test Ashes showdown gets underway Wednesday in Brisbane with Joe Root’s men confident of defying recent history to cause an upset. Few series between the old rivals have witnessed such troubled preparations, with the tour threatened early on over Australia’s tough Covid-19 … Read more
