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 climbed to second on the all-time list of Test run-scorers after hitting a sparkling 38th century as England hunted a series-clinching win against India. Ben Stokes’s team, 2-1 up in the five ...

Joe Root inched a century and 135 runs closer to Sachin Tendulkar's multiple world records in Test cricket on the opening day of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. This was his 40th ton ...

Steve Smith and Joe Root are currently in action in the ongoing Ashes series. Both of them are among the best batters to have ever featured in the longest format of the game. Root is currently the ...

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 ...

Joe Root will look to make a substantial score for England in the second Test • Getty Images Joe Root has questioned whether the Ashes should include a pink-ball Test ahead of Thursday's day-night ...

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 ...