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 ...

As Joe Root sauntered back into the Sydney Cricket Ground’s picture-perfect pavilion, the southern sun glinting off its ...

Joe Root departs the Gabba unbeaten on 135 at the end of the day's play Philip Brown/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. It really shouldn’t make any ...

What a relief. So tangible, you can almost touch it. Relief that after 12 years and 30 attempts, Joe Root has a Test century in Australia. Relief that England's chances of competing in this Ashes ...

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 ...

Joe Root matches Ricky Ponting's century record and is closer to Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 51 centuries in Test cricket.

Shubman Gill is the closest all-round challenger on output and conversion. He has 1,849 runs at an average of 54.38 with ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Joe Root has finally scored a hundred in an Ashes test for England in Australia, checking off one of the few milestones missing from his impressive cricket CV. Test ...